Mass
DICTIONARY TIEMZ!:
mass |mas|
noun
1 a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape : a mass of curly hair | from here the trees were a dark mass.
• a large number of people or objects crowded together : a mass of cyclists.
• a large amount of material : a mass of conflicting evidence.
• ( masses) informal a large quantity or amount of something : we get masses of homework.
• any of the main portions in a painting or drawing that each have some unity in color, lighting, or some other quality : the masterly distribution of masses.
2 ( the mass of) the majority of : the great mass of the population had little interest in the project.
• ( the masses) the ordinary people.
3 Physics the quantity of matter that a body contains, as measured by its acceleration under a given force or by the force exerted on it by a gravitational field.
• (in general use) weight.
adjective [ attrib. ]
relating to, done by, or affecting large numbers of people or things : the movie has mass appeal | a mass exodus of refugees.
verb
assemble or cause to assemble into a mass or as one body : [ trans. ] both countries began massing troops in the region | [ intrans. ] clouds massed heavily on the horizon.
PHRASES
be a mass of be completely covered with : his face was a mass of bruises.
in the mass as a whole : her genuine affection for humanity in the mass.
DERIVATIVES
massless adjective
ORIGIN late Middle English : from Old French masse, from Latin massa, from Greek maza 'barley cake' ; perhaps related to massein 'knead.'
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