volumewise

Adverb

volumewise (not comparable)

1. Regarding the amount of change measured absolutely rather than relatively (i.e., as a fraction of an earlier baseline value).
   • They keep reporting their sales increases volumewise — because big numbers sound impressive — but what the investors care about is the percentagewise figure, which is anemic at only 0.4%.
   • Our sales are doing fine volumewise, but our margins are too low. We need to increase efficiency somehow.
2. Regarding volume or volumes (amount of space occupied); in terms of volume or volumes.
   • Volumewise, Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake on Earth, but areawise, Lake Superior is the largest.
3. Regarding volume (loudness of sound).
   • There's nothing wrong with the audio volumewise — I can hear it loud and clear. But the tone color is weirdly distorted.