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mass
1[ mas ]
noun
- a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
a mass of dough.
- Medicine/Medical, Pathology. an abnormal lump in the body, often in the form of a cyst or tumor:
The mass they removed was alarmingly large, but the great news is that it was benign.
- a collection of incoherent particles, parts, or objects regarded as forming one body:
a mass of sand.
Synonyms: congeries, heap, assemblage
- aggregate; whole (usually preceded by in the ):
People, in the mass, mean well.
- a considerable assemblage, number, or quantity: a mass of troops.
a mass of errors;
a mass of troops.
Synonyms: conglomeration, pile, accumulation, collection
- bulk, size, expanse, or massiveness:
towers of great mass and strength.
- Fine Arts.
- Painting. an expanse of color or tone that defines form or shape in general outline rather than in detail.
- a shape or three-dimensional volume that has or gives the illusion of having weight, density, and bulk.
- the main body, bulk, or greater part of anything:
the great mass of American films.
Synonyms: majority
- Physics. the quantity of matter as determined from its weight or from Newton's second law of motion. : m Compare weight ( def 2 ), relativistic mass, rest mass.
- Pharmacology. a preparation of thick, pasty consistency, from which pills are made.
- the masses, the ordinary or common people as a whole; the working classes or the lower social classes.
Synonyms: proletariat, plebeians
adjective
- pertaining to, involving, or affecting a large number of people:
mass unemployment;
mass migrations.
- affecting a number of people, but more than two and typically a large number: a mass shooting.
mass murder;
a mass shooting.
- participated in or performed by a large number of people, especially together in a group: mass suicide.
mass demonstrations;
mass suicide.
- pertaining to, involving, or characteristic of the mass of the people: a movie designed to appeal to a mass audience.
the mass mind;
a movie designed to appeal to a mass audience.
- reaching or designed to reach a large number of people:
television, newspapers, and other means of mass communication.
- done on a large scale or in large quantities:
mass destruction.
verb (used without object)
- to come together in or form a mass or masses:
The clouds are massing in the west.
Mass
2[ mas ]
Mass.
3abbreviation for
- Massachusetts.
Mass.
1abbreviation for
- Massachusetts
mass
3/ ˈmæstlɪ; mæs; ˈmæsɪdlɪ /
noun
- a large coherent body of matter without a definite shape
- a collection of the component parts of something
- a large amount or number, such as a great body of people
- the main part or majority
the mass of the people voted against the government's policy
- in the massin the main; collectively
- the size of a body; bulk
- physics a physical quantity expressing the amount of matter in a body. It is a measure of a body's resistance to changes in velocity (inertial mass) and also of the force experienced in a gravitational field (gravitational mass): according to the theory of relativity, inertial and gravitational masses are equal See also inertial mass gravitational mass
- (in painting, drawing, etc) an area of unified colour, shade, or intensity, usually denoting a solid form or plane
- pharmacol a pastelike composition of drugs from which pills are made
- mining an irregular deposit of ore not occurring in veins
adjective
- done or occurring on a large scale
mass hysteria
mass radiography
- consisting of a mass or large number, esp of people
a mass meeting
verb
- to form (people or things) or (of people or things) to join together into a mass
the crowd massed outside the embassy
mass
/ măs /
- A measure of the amount of matter contained in or constituting a physical body. In classical mechanics, the mass of an object is related to the force required to accelerate it and hence is related to its inertia , and is essential to Newton's laws of motion . Objects that have mass interact with each other through the force of gravity . In Special Relativity, the observed mass of an object is dependent on its velocity with respect to the observer, with higher velocity entailing higher observed mass. Mass is measured in many different units; in most scientific applications, the SI unit of kilogram is used.
- See Note at weightSee also rest energy
Mass
1- The common name in the Roman Catholic Church , and among some members of the Anglican Communion , for the sacrament of Communion .
Mass
2- In music, a musical setting for the texts used in the Christian Church at the celebration of the Mass, or sacrament of Communion . Most Masses have been written for use in the Roman Catholic Church .
mass
3- In physics , the property of matter that measures its resistance to acceleration . Roughly, the mass of an object is a measure of the number of atoms in it. The basic unit of measurement for mass is the kilogram . ( See Newton's laws of motion ; compare weight .)
Notes
Derived Forms
- massedly, adverb
- massed, adjective
Other Words From
- mass·ed·ly [mas, -id-lee, mast, -lee], adverb
- un·massed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of mass1
Origin of mass2
Word History and Origins
Origin of mass1
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Example Sentences
In June, his research group reported on their latest findings, providing the most precise measurements of neutrino mass to date.
The court's decision comes after intelligence documents were declassified, suggesting Georgescu benefitted from a mass influence operation – conducted from abroad – to interfere with the result of the vote.
The Civil War’s close-range battles and grislier gun technology meant whole masses of men were cut down, “showering survivors with the blood, brains, and body parts of their comrades,” the Smithsonian magazine wrote in 2015.
She said it was critical for her to see for herself a mass grave in Bucha, near Kyiv, and evidence of other horrors committed by Russian forces.
Trump’s proposed policies to drastically increase tariffs and begin mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, however, could work against those interests.
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