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| cylinder |
in geometry, a surface or volume described by a straight line tracing a closed curve, esp. a circle, at a fixed angle, usu. a right angle, in two parallel planes. [1/5 definitions] |
| decastere |
a unit of volume equal to ten steres or cubic meters or 13.079 cubic yards. |
| decistere |
a unit of volume equal to one tenth of a stere or cubic meter or 3.532 cubic feet. |
| dense |
difficult to understand because of complexity or volume of detail. [1/4 definitions] |
| density |
the ratio of mass to volume. [2/4 definitions] |
| die away |
of a sound, to reduce in volume gradually. |
| displacement |
the weight or volume of fluid displaced by a floating object, esp. the amount of water displaced by a ship. [1/4 definitions] |
| dry measure |
a system of units for measuring the volume of dry things such as grains or fruits. |
| dynamic |
of or related to variations in the intensity or volume of musical sound. [1/5 definitions] |
| dynamics |
(used with a pl. verb) variation in the intensity or volume of musical sound. [1/3 definitions] |
| elevate |
to increase in degree or volume. [1/4 definitions] |
| enlarge |
to increase the size, volume, or amount of; cause to be larger. [2/5 definitions] |
| face cord |
a unit of volume used for fuel wood, equal to about to one third of a cord, or about forty cubic feet. |
| folio |
a large book or volume, esp. one more than thirty centimeters in height, that is made up of such folded sheets. [1/6 definitions] |
| hematocrit |
a centrifuge used to separate the cells of the blood from the plasma and thus determine the relative volume of each. |
| loud |
of sound, having an elevated volume; easily heard. [2/6 definitions] |
| mensuration |
the branch of geometry concerned with measuring length, area, and volume. [1/2 definitions] |
| metric system |
an international system of weights and measures based on the number ten, in which the basic units are the meter for length, the gram for weight, and the liter for volume. |
| miniaturize |
to make extremely compact or small, esp. in order to reduce volume or weight, or increase efficiency in other ways. [1/2 definitions] |
| modulation |
a change in the volume or tone of voice to reflect a particular emotion or context. [1/3 definitions] |
| multivolume |
combined form of volume. |
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