volume : Idioms & Phrases
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Atomic volume , Molecular volume
(Chem.) , the ratio of the atomic and molecular weights divided respectively by the specific gravity of the substance in question.
Webster 1913
Combination by volume
(Chem.) , the act, process, or ratio by which gaseous elements and compounds unite in definite proportions by volume to form distinct compounds.
Webster 1913
dollar volume
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noun the volume measured in dollars
turnover.
- the store's dollar volume continues to rise
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law of volumes
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noun (physics) the density of an ideal gas at constant pressure varies inversely with the temperature
Gay-Lussac's law; Charles's law.
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packed cell volume
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noun the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit
hematocrit; haematocrit.
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Specific volume
(Physics & Chem.) , the quotient obtained by dividing unity by the specific gravity; the reciprocal of the specific gravity. It is equal (when the specific gravity is referred to water at 4° C. as a standard) to the number of cubic centimeters occupied by one gram of the substance.
Webster 1913
volume unit
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noun a unit of measurement of volume or capacity
capacity measure; cubage unit; displacement unit; cubic content unit; capacity unit; cubic measure; cubature unit.
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volume-detonation bomb
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noun a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive
fuel-air bomb; thermobaric bomb; aerosol bomb; vacuum bomb.
- a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb
