体積|たいせきtaiseki[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- nouncapacity; volume
- Synonym量りょうNeutralA broad word for quantity or amount, often abstract; 「体積」 is specifically the space a solid occupies.
- SynonymボリュームNeutralA loanword for the size of an amount or capacity, also used for sound volume; 「体積」 is the space a solid occupies.
- Synonym嵩かさNeutralA colloquial word for bulk or volume, as in 「かさばる」; 「体積」 is the more formal term.
- Synonym容積ようせきWrittenA written, formal term for how much a container can hold; 「体積」 is the space an object itself occupies.
- Synonym大きさおおきさNeutralMeans size or dimensions and is the most colloquial of these; 「体積」 is more formal, for the space a solid occupies.
- Related分量ぶんりょうNeutralCovers amounts by weight or capacity, and also amounts of work or text; 「体積」 is the space a solid occupies.
For the space a solid occupies, in math or physics, use 「体積」. Use 「容積」 for the capacity of a container, 「嵩」 for bulk in casual speech, 「分量」 for amounts of weight, work or text, and 「大きさ」 for size.
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