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单词 voluminous
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voluminous

[ vuh-loo-muh-nuhs ]
/ vəˈlu mə nəs /
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adjective

forming, filling, or writing a large volume or many volumes: a voluminous edition.
sufficient to fill a volume or volumes: a voluminous correspondence.
of great volume, size, or extent: voluminous flow of lava.
of ample size, extent, or fullness: voluminous petticoats.
having many coils, convolutions, or windings.

Origin of voluminous

1605–15; <Late Latin volūminōsus full of folds, equivalent to Latin volūmin- (stem of volūmen) volume + -ōsus-ous

SYNONYMS FOR voluminous

3 extensive, copious, ample.
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH voluminous

compendious, voluminous

Words nearby voluminous

volumetric displacement, volumetric efficiency, volumetric solution, volume unit, volume velocity, voluminous, Volund, voluntarism, voluntary, Voluntary Aid Detachment, voluntary arrangement
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British Dictionary definitions for voluminous

voluminous
/ (vəˈluːmɪnəs) /

adjective

of great size, quantity, volume, or extent
(of writing) consisting of or sufficient to fill volumes
prolific in writing or speech
obsolete winding

Derived forms of voluminous

voluminosity (vəˌluːmɪˈnɒsɪtɪ) or voluminousness, nounvoluminously, adverb

Word Origin for voluminous

C17: from Late Latin volūminōsus full of windings, from volūmen volume
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