a. [Cf. prec. and METRIC a.1] Of, pertaining to, or noting measurement by volume.
1862. Catal. Internat. Exhib., Brit., II. No. 2904. Containing everything necessary for the preparation of the test liquors, or their use in volumetric analysis.
1864. Garrod, Mat. Med. (ed. 2), 352. In making use of the volumetric solutions a graduated tube or alkalimeter is employed.
1880. Proctor, Rough Ways made Smooth, 100. Professor Newcomb has, I conceive, omitted to consider the enormous volumetric expansion.
