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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>VOLTMETE</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="voltmeter"> voltmeter, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an instrument for measuring the number of volts between any two points in an electric circuit. </DL> <A NAME="volubility"> volubility, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the tendency to talk much; fondness for talking; garrulousness. (SYN) loquacity, talkativeness. <DD> 2. a great flow of words. (SYN) fluency. <DD> 3. the ability to revolve, roll, or turn round on an axis or center. </DL> <A NAME="voluble"> voluble, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. ready to talk much; having the habit of talking much; fond of talking; talkative. Ex. He is a voluble speaker. <DD> 2. having a smooth, rapid flow of words. Ex. a voluble oration. <DD> 3. (Botany.) twining; twisting. noun volubleness. </DL> <A NAME="volubly"> volubly, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a voluble or fluent manner. </DL> <A NAME="volucrary"> volucrary, noun, pl. -craries.<DL COMPACT><DD> a treatise on birds, of a kind written in the Middle Ages. </DL> <A NAME="volucrine"> volucrine, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with birds. </DL> <A NAME="volume"> volume, noun, adjective, verb, -umed, -uming.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a collection of printed or written sheets bound together to form a book; book; tome. Ex. We own a library of 500 volumes. <DD> 2. a book forming part of a set or series. Ex. You can find what you want to know in the ninth volume of this encyclopedia. <DD> 3. a roll of parchment, papyrus, rice paper, or the like, containing written matter (the ancient form of a book); scroll. <DD> 4. (Figurative.) something comparable to a book, such as something that can be studied in the way that one studies a book. <DD> 5. space occupied, as measured in three dimensions; bulk, size, or dimensions expressed in cubic units. Ex. The storeroom has a volume of 4,000 cubic feet. <DD> 6. an amount; quantity. Ex. the volume of business at a store for a particular period. Volumes of smoke poured from the chimneys of the factory. <DD> 7. the amount of sound; fullness of tone. Ex. A pipe organ gives much more volume than a violin or flute. <DD> (Abbr:) vol. <DD>adj. of or having to do with large amounts; in large amounts; bulk. Ex. volume mailing, volume production of computers. <DD>v.i. to rise or roll in a volume. Ex. Smoke came voluming from the chimney. <DD>v.t. to send up or pour out in volumes. expr. speak volumes, to express much; be full of meaning. Ex. A pause ensued, during which the eyes of Zastrozzi and Matilda spoke volumes to each guilty soul (Shelley). </DL> <A NAME="volumed"> volumed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. made into or filling a volume or volumes of a specified size or number. Ex. The shelf contains the complete volumed works of Jefferson. <DD> 2. formed into a rolling, rounded, or dense mass. Ex. volumed smoke. </DL> <A NAME="volumen"> volumen, noun, pl. -mina.<DL COMPACT><DD> a roll or scroll, as of parchment or similar material. </DL> <A NAME="volumeter"> volumeter, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. any one of various instruments used to measure the volume of a gas or liquid directly or of a solid by displacement. <DD> 2. a kind of hydrometer. </DL> <A NAME="volumetric"> volumetric, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with measurement by volume. adv. volumetrically. </DL> <A NAME="volumetrical"> volumetrical, adjective. =volumetric.</DL> <A NAME="volumetricanalysis"> volumetric analysis,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. quantitative chemical analysis in which the analyst determines the volume of a solution having a precisely known concentration, that is required to complete a specified chemical reaction. <DD> 2. the measurement of the volume of gases, as by an eudiometer. </DL> <A NAME="volumetry"> volumetry, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the measurement of volume; the use of volumeters. </DL> <A NAME="voluminal"> voluminal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with volume or cubic magnitude. </DL> <A NAME="voluminosity"> voluminosity, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality or state of being voluminous; copiousness. </DL> <A NAME="voluminous"> voluminous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. forming or filling a large book or many books. Ex. a voluminous report, the voluminous works of Sir Walter Scott. <DD> 2. writing much. Ex. a voluminous author or correspondent. <DD> 3. of great size or volume; very bulky; large. Ex. A voluminous cloak covered him from head to foot. <DD> 4. full of or containing many coils, convolutions, or windings. adv. voluminously. noun voluminousness. </DL> <A NAME="voluntarily"> voluntarily, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> of one's own choice; without force or compulsion. Ex. Did you do that voluntarily, or did someone force you to do it by threats? (SYN) willingly. </DL> <A NAME="voluntariness"> voluntariness, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality or state of being voluntary. Ex. They assumed that socialism would bring ... a new attitude toward work, which would become a matter of joy and voluntariness (Wall Street Journal). </DL> <A NAME="voluntarism"> voluntarism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (Philosophy.) a theory or doctrine that regards the will (rather than the intellect) as the fundamental principle or dominant factor in the individual or in the universe. <DD> 2. =voluntaryism. </DL> <A NAME="voluntarist"> voluntarist, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an adherent of voluntarism or the voluntary principle in philosophy. </DL> <A NAME="voluntaristic"> voluntaristic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or like voluntarism or voluntarists. </DL> <A NAME="voluntary"> voluntary, adjective, noun, pl. -taries.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. done, made, given, undertaken, or entered into, of one's own choice; not forced or compelled. Ex. a voluntary contribution, to go into voluntary exile. <DD> 2. maintained or supported by voluntary gifts. Ex. a voluntary hospital, a voluntary church or school. <DD> 3. acting of one's own free will or choice. Ex. Voluntary workers built a road to the boys' camp. <DD> 4. able to act of one's own free will. Ex. People are voluntary agents. <DD> 5a. done, given, or proceeding from the free or unconstrained will of a person. Ex. a voluntary affidavit. The thief's confession was voluntary. <DD> b. acting or done without obligation or without receiving a valuable consideration. Ex. a voluntary partition of land. <DD> c. deliberately intended; done on purpose, not by accident. Ex. voluntary manslaughter. Voluntary disobedience will be punished. <DD> 6. controlled by the will. Ex. Talking is voluntary, breathing is only partly so. <DD>noun 1. anything done, made, given, or entered into, of one's own free will. <DD> 2a. a piece of music, often improvised, played as a prelude. <DD> b. an organ solo played before, during, or after a church service. <DD> 3. =volunteer. </DL> <A NAME="voluntaryism"> voluntaryism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the principle or system under which churches, schools, and other institutions are supported by voluntary contributions or assistance, rather than by the state. <DD> 2. the principle or method of voluntary service. Ex. military voluntaryism. </DL> <A NAME="voluntaryist"> voluntaryist, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who believes in or advocates voluntaryism, especially in religion. </DL> <A NAME="voluntaryminority"> voluntary minority,<DL COMPACT><DD> a national, religious, or racial group that chooses to remain a minority by preserving the traditions and customs of their forbears without assimilating with the majority. </DL> <A NAME="voluntarymuscle"> voluntary muscle, =striated muscle.</DL> <A NAME="volunteer"> volunteer, noun, verb, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a person who enters any service of his own choice; one who is not drafted. Ex. Most soldiers are volunteers. <DD> 2. a person who serves without pay. In some towns the firemen are volunteers. <DD> 3. (Law.) <DD> a. a person who acts of his own free will in a transaction. <DD> b. a person who receives property by a conveyance made without a valuable consideration. <DD> 4. a plant which grows from self-sown seed. <DD>v.i. 1. to offer one's services of one's own free will. Ex. to volunteer for an expedition. As soon as war was declared, many men volunteered for the army. <DD> 2. to offer of one's own free will. Ex. He volunteered to carry the water. <DD>v.t. 1. to offer (one's services or oneself) for some special purpose or enterprise. <DD> 2. to offer to do, undertake, give, or show (something) without being asked. Ex. to volunteer a job or song. <DD> 3. to tell or say voluntarily. Ex. She volunteered the information. <DD>adj. 1. of or made up of volunteers. Ex. Our village has a volunteer fire department. <DD> 2. serving as a volunteer. Ex. That man is a volunteer fireman in this town. <DD> 3. =voluntary. <DD> 4. growing from self-sown seed. Ex. volunteer petunias. </DL> <A NAME="volunteerarmy"> volunteer army,<DL COMPACT><DD> an army made up of volunteers instead of conscripts. Ex. There remains a serious question as to whether a volunteer army would attract enough manpower to back up the U.S.'s worldwide commitments (Time). </DL> <A NAME="volunteerism"> volunteerism, noun. =voluntaryism.</DL> <A NAME="volunteersofamerica"> Volunteers of America,<DL COMPACT><DD> an organization for religious reform and charity, similar to the Salvation Army, founded in 1896 by Ballington Booth, son of William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army. </DL> <A NAME="volunteerstate"> Volunteer State,<DL COMPACT><DD> a nickname for Tennessee. </DL> <A NAME="volupte"> volupte, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) voluptuousness. Ex. She had ... these sex attractions and talents--volupte, she had (Saul Bellow). </DL> <A HREF="voluptua.dic">NEXT</A>