👉 Tallages is a noun that refers to the amount of height or length of an object. In physics, it is often used to describe the volume of a liquid in terms of its height above a container's bottom. For example, if a liquid has a volume of 5 liters and it is being poured into a vessel with a capacity of 10 liters, then the total height of the liquid would be 5 meters or 12 feet.