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volumetric

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to measurement by volume.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Pertaining to a sphere of equivalent volume as an object, as in the "volumetric radius" of an irregular shape.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to measurement by volume

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • volumetric analysis

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: volumetrical

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of volume + -metric.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: обемен (obemen) — relating to measurement by volume
  • Catalan: volumètric — relating to measurement by volume
  • Danish: volumetrisk — relating to measurement by volume
  • French: volumétrique — relating to measurement by volume
  • Georgian: მოცულობითი (moculobiti) — relating to measurement by volume
  • German: volumetrisch — relating to measurement by volume
  • Greek: ογκομετρικός (ogkometrikós) — relating to measurement by volume
  • Italian: volumetrico — relating to measurement by volume
  • Norwegian Bokmål: volumetrisk — relating to measurement by volume
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: volumetrisk — relating to measurement by volume
  • Portuguese: volumétrico — relating to measurement by volume
  • Romanian: volumetric — relating to measurement by volume
  • Spanish: volumétrico — relating to measurement by volume