German Conversation · Level 56
74 words
German word
Volumen
Pronunciation
IPA/voˈluːmən/
Meaning
- neuter nounvolume
Example
Das Volumen des Wassers beträgt zehn Liter.
The volume of the water is ten liters.
More examples
Beim Verpackungsdesign spielt das Volumen eine wichtige Rolle.
In packaging design, the volume plays an important role.
Core concept
A measurable amount of three-dimensional space inside a container or occupied by a substance, such as ten liters of water.
Common phrases
das Volumen des Behälters
the volume of the container
ein großes Volumen
a large volume
Volumen reduzieren
reduce volume
Similar words
Inhalt: The material or quantity contained inside a container or box.
Kapazität: The greatest amount a container or machine is designed to receive.
Rauminhalt: A formal measurement of the space contained within an object or area.
Fläche: The extent of a surface measured across two dimensions.
Definition in German
Volumen ist die dreidimensionale Größe eines Rauminhalts und gibt an, wie viel Raum von einem Gegenstand oder einer Stoffmenge eingenommen wird.
Word origin
German Volumen is borrowed from Latin volumen, 'roll or scroll', from volvere, 'to roll', and later acquired senses for a book, quantity, and space.
Usage tips
- Volumen is neuter despite its ending: the article is das, and the genitive singular is des Volumens.
Other meanings
- capacitynoun
Related words
- Volumenstromvolumetric flow ratenoun
- Volumenreduzierungvolume reductionnoun