Volume is the quantity of space an object occupies in a 3D space.

Volume may also refer to:

Physics

  • Volume (thermodynamics)

Computing

  • Volume (computing), a data storage area accessible via a distinct filesystem, typically resident on a single partition of a storage medium
  • Volume (video game), a 2015 video game by Mike Bithell
  • Volumetric datasets (3D discretely sampled data, typically a 3D scalar field), which can be visualized with:
  • Volume rendering
  • Volume mesh
  • Isosurface
  • Volumetric lighting, or "God rays", sun beams/rays, etc.
  • Volumetric path tracing, a method for rendering (different from volume rendering) images in computer graphics
  • The Volume, the soundstage in the StageCraft on-set virtual production visual effects technology

Publishing

  • Volume (bibliography), a physical book; the term is typically used to identify a single book that is part of a larger collection, but may also refer to a codex
  • Volume (magazine), a 1990s UK music magazine
  • Volume Magazine, a quarterly architecture magazine
  • Volume! The French Journal of Popular Music Studies, an academic journal

Music

  • Volume may refer to a sound level assessment, such as:
  • Amplitude
  • Loudness
  • Dynamics (music)
  • The Volumes, a 1960s American musical group
  • Volumes, an American progressive metalcore band

Other uses

  • Volume (finance), the number of shares or contracts traded in a security or an entire market during a given period of time
  • Volume (film), a 2012 short film directed by Mahalia Belo

See also

  • "Twenty volumes", a non-scientific description of the concentration of a solution of hydrogen peroxide
  • Volume form, used in mathematics
  • Volume One (disambiguation)
  • Volume Two (disambiguation)