Vol Meaning in English

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Definition

'Vol' is usually used as an abbreviation for 'volume' (the amount of space something takes up, or the level of sound) or sometimes 'volleyball'. It is not a standard English word on its own.

Usage & Nuances

'Vol' is almost always used in written form as an abbreviation. In science, it refers to volume (e.g., 'ml vol'), and in libraries, it can mean 'volume' of a series (e.g., 'Vol. 3'). In sports, 'vol' is sometimes shorthand for 'volleyball,' but this is rare and informal.

• Spanish: vol (volumen abreviado) - voleibol (abreviatura, raro)
• Portuguese (BR): vol (abreviação de volume) - vôlei (abreviação, raro)
• Portuguese (PT): vol (abreviação de volume) - vólei (abreviação, raro)
• Chinese (Simplified): vol（体积的缩写）- 排球（缩写，很少用）
• Chinese (Traditional): vol（體積的縮寫）- 排球（縮寫，很少用）
• Hindi: vol (वॉल्यूम का संक्षिप्त रूप) - वॉलीबॉल (संक्षिप्त, दुर्लभ प्रयोग)
• Arabic: vol (اختصار volume أو volleyball، نادر الاستخدام للفوليبول)
• Bengali: ভল (ভলিউমের সংক্ষিপ্ত রূপ) - ভলিবল (অপ্রচলিত সংক্ষিপ্ত)
• Russian: т. (сокращенно от 'объем') - волейбол (разг., редко)
• Japanese: 容 (ボリュームの略) - バレーボール（稀に省略形）
• Vietnamese: thể tích (viết tắt) - bóng chuyền (viết tắt, hiếm dùng)
• Korean: 볼 (부피의 약어) - 볼리볼 (드물게 약칭)
• Turkish: vol. (hacim için kısaltma) - voleybol (nadir, kısaltma)
• Urdu: وال (حجم کے لیے مخفف) - والی بال (کبھی کبھار مخفف)
• Indonesian: vol (singkatan dari volume) - voli (singkatan, jarang digunakan)

Example Sentences

Please write the vol on the label.

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This is Vol. 2 of the series.

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The bottle holds 500 ml vol.

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He plays on the school vol team.

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I need to check which vol the article appears in.

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The box is marked 'size and vol' for shipping.

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