(たいせき)

たいせき
noun
volume, capacity
See also: 退席(たいせき) (leaving seat)
1. volume, capacity
The amount of three-dimensional space occupied by an object or enclosed within a container.
この(はこ)体積(たいせき)計算(けいさん)する。
I calculate the volume of this box.
体積(たいせき)(おお)きいものは送料(そうりょう)(たか)い。
Items with large volume have high shipping costs.
体積(たいせき)単位(たんい)立方(りっぽう)メートルだ。
The unit of volume is cubic meters.

体積(たいせき) is a mathematical and scientific term for three-dimensional volume — the amount of space an object occupies.

KANJI:
(たい) (body, object) + (せき) (accumulation, product). Literally the "accumulated space of a body."

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 体積(たいせき)(はか)る: to measure volume
  • 体積(たいせき)計算(けいさん)する: to calculate volume
  • 体積(たいせき)()える: volume increases
  • 体積(たいせき)(おお)きい/(ちい)さい: large/small in volume

UNITS:

  • 立方(りっぽう)メートル (m³): cubic meter
  • 立方(りっぽう)センチメートル (cm³): cubic centimeter
  • リットル: liter

RELATED WORDS:

  • 面積(めんせき): area (2D measurement)
  • 容積(ようせき): capacity, internal volume
  • 容量(ようりょう): capacity (also used for digital storage)

REGISTER:
Formal/technical. Learned in school math and science classes.