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volume, capacity
The amount of three-dimensional space occupied by an object or enclosed within a container.
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
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Formal/technical. Learned in school math and science classes.
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Contrast:
容積 (capacity; inside container)