Definition of "volumetric" []

• Of or relating to measurement by volume. (adjective)

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• "Large industrial electricity users and the utilities argue that larger users should be given larger rebates this is called "volumetric"."
• "Under the so-called volumetric production payments, or VPPs, Chesapeake agrees to deliver the gas from these wells, but it isn't obligated to deliver a specific volume."
• "Her research in Utah included taking what is called volumetric data, from MRIs or CT scans, and mapping that data into interactive 3-D images for physicians."