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volume, capacity
The amount of three-dimensional space occupied by an object or enclosed within a container.
この箱の体積を計算する。
I calculate the volume of this box.
体積が大きいものは送料が高い。
Items with large volume have high shipping costs.
体積の単位は立方メートルだ。
The unit of volume is cubic meters.
体積 is a mathematical and scientific term for three-dimensional volume — the amount of space an object occupies.
KANJI:
体 (body, object) + 積 (accumulation, product). Literally the "accumulated space of a body."
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 体積を測る: to measure volume
- 体積を計算する: to calculate volume
- 体積が増える: volume increases
- 体積が大きい/小さい: large/small in volume
UNITS:
- 立方メートル (m³): cubic meter
- 立方センチメートル (cm³): cubic centimeter
- リットル: liter
RELATED WORDS:
- 面積: area (2D measurement)
- 容積: capacity, internal volume
- 容量: capacity (also used for digital storage)
REGISTER:
Formal/technical. Learned in school math and science classes.