volumewise

From volume +‎ -wise.

volumewise (not comparable)

1. Regarding volume or volumes (in any sense of those words); in terms of volume or volumes.
   1. Regarding the amount of change measured absolutely rather than relatively (i.e., as a fraction of an earlier baseline value).

      Coordinate term: percentagewise

      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.

      Hypernym: sizewise

      Coordinate term: areawise

      Volumewise, Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake on Earth, but areawise, Lake Superior is the largest.

   3. Regarding volume (loudness of sound).

      Coordinate term: pitchwise

      There's nothing wrong with the audio volumewise — I can hear it loud and clear. But the tone color is weirdly distorted.