massif
a compact portion of a mountain range, containing one or more summits.
a large elevated block of old complex rocks resistant to both erosion and crustal folding.
a band or zone of the earth's crust raised or depressed as a unit and bounded by faults.
Origin of massif
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How to use massif in a sentence
Within the Clape massif, a low mountain range nearby, biodynamic winemaker Gérard Bertrand was expanding Château l’Hospitalet — his wine-centered resort — adding new suites, restaurants, a spa and a beach club.
In France, Narbonne takes a turn in the international spotlight | Sylvie Bigar | October 29, 2021 | Washington PostReaching the foothills, we follow a tumbling cloud of swifts, like a hundred tiny crossbows, into a canyon that plunges to the heart of the massif.
Its most striking feature is the mountainous and eruptive area known as the massif Central, which covers south-central France.
massif will publish it at his own expense, and you will appear before the public in one month.
A Romance of Youth, Complete | Francois Coppeemassif ought to pay him in a few days five hundred francs for the second edition of his book; but what is a handful of napoleons?
A Romance of Youth, Complete | Francois Coppee
Beyond that it swells out into the vast massif of Anambaruin-ula, which is traversed by at least three minor parallel chains.
C'est un massif compacte, et presque partout le mme, de minral de plomb et argent pauvre, pntr de pyrite sulphureuse.
Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 4) | James Hutton
British Dictionary definitions for massif
/ (ˈmæsiːf, French masif) /
a geologically distinct mass of rock or a series of connected masses forming the peaks of a mountain range
a topographically high part of the earth's crust that is bounded by faults and may be shifted by tectonic movements
Origin of massif
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for massif
[ mă-sēf′ ]
A large mountain mass or compact group of connected mountains forming an independent portion of a range. A massif often consists of rocks that are more rigid than the surrounding rocks.
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