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mass [mæs] n 1. a large coherent body of matter without a definite shape 2. a collection of the component parts of something 3. a large amount or number, such as a great body of people 4. the main part or majority the mass of the people voted against the government's policy in the mass in the main; collectively 6. the size of a body; bulk 7. (Physics / General Physics) 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 8. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (in painting, drawing, etc.) an area of unified colour, shade, or intensity, usually denoting a solid form or plane 9. (Medicine / Pharmacology) Pharmacol a pastelike composition of drugs from which pills are made 10. (Mining & Quarrying) Mining an irregular deposit of ore not occurring in veins 11. Modifier done or occurring on a large scale mass hysteria mass radiography consisting of a mass or large number, esp of people a mass meeting vb to form (people or things) or (of people or things) to join together into a mass the crowd massed outside the embassy See also masses, mass in [from Old French masse, from Latin massa that which forms a lump, from Greek maza barley cake; perhaps related to Greek massein to knead] massed adj massedly [ˈmæsɪdlɪ ˈmæstlɪ] adv Mass [mæs mɑːs] n 1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (in the Roman Catholic Church and certain Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist See also High Mass, Low Mass 2. (Music, other) a musical setting of those parts of the Eucharistic service sung by choir or congregation [Old English mæsse, from Church Latin missa, ultimately from Latin mittere to send away; perhaps derived from the concluding dismissal in the Roman Mass, Ite, missa est, Go, it is the dismissal]
Mass a large quantity; the whole quantity or the larger amount; a dense collection of objects seeming to form one body; the populace of the lower orders: the masses, 1837. See also bulk. Examples: mass of abuses, 1867; of bruises; of bullion, 1630; of colours, 1716; of confusion, 1647; of evidence, 1865; of evil, 1855; of faults; of folly, 1616; of fountains, 1626; of heresies, 1623; of letters, 1879; of mankind, 1713; of mistakes; of money, 1568; of people, 1837; of prejudice, 1855; of priests; of sand; of seeds, 1766; of stones, 1660; of treasures; of violets, 1845; of water; solid mass of living, 1875. 1. The concentration of combat power. 2. The military formation in which units are spaced at less than the normal distances and intervals. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
mass noun 1. lot, collection, load, combination, pile, quantity, bunch, stack, heap, rick, batch, accumulation, stockpile, assemblage, aggregation, conglomeration On his desk is a mass of books and papers. 2. piece, block, lump, chunk, hunk, concretion Cut it up before it cools and sets into a solid mass. 3. majority, body, bulk, best part, greater part, almost all, lion's share, preponderance The Second World War involved the mass of the population. 4. crowd, group, body, pack, lot, army, host, band, troop, drove, crush, bunch (informal), mob, flock, herd, number, horde, multitude, throng, rabble, assemblage A mass of excited people clogged the street. adjective large-scale, general, popular, widespread, extensive, universal, wholesale, indiscriminate, pandemic ideas on combating mass unemployment verb gather, assemble, accumulate, collect, rally, mob, muster, swarm, amass, throng, congregate, foregather Shortly after the announcement, police began to mass at the shipyard. the masses the multitude, the crowd, the mob, the common people, the great unwashed (derogatory), the hoi polloi, the commonalty His music is commercial. It is aimed at the masses. Translations mass1 [mæs] N (Rel) → misa f to go to mass → ir a misa, oír misa to hear mass → oír misa to say mass → decir misa mass2 [mæs] A. N 1. (= concentration) → masa f the garden was a mass of colour → el jardín era una masa de color she had a mass of auburn hair → tenía una mata de pelo castaño rojizo he's a mass of bruises → está cubierto de cardenales the (great) mass of the population → la(gran)masa de la población in the mass → en conjunto see also air D see also critical B 2. masses (= great quantity) → montones mpl, cantidad fsing there's masses of work for her to do → hay montones or cantidad de trabajo para ella masses of people crowded inside → una masa de gente entró en tropel 3. the masses (= ordinary people) → las masas 4. (Phys) → masa f B. VT → concentrar C. VI [people, crowds, troops] → concentrarse; [clouds] → agruparse D. CPD [movement, action] → de masas; [protest, unemployment, support] → masivo; [hysteria, suicide] → colectivo; [tourism] → en masa mass exodus N → éxodo m masivo or en masa mass grave N → fosa f común mass killing N → matanza f, masacre f mass market N → mercado m popular mass media NPL → medios mpl de comunicación(de masas) mass meeting N → concentración f de masas mass murder N → matanza f, masacre f mass murderer N → autor(a) m/f de una matanza or masacre mass noun N → sustantivo m or nombre m no contable mass number N → número m de masa mass production N → fabricación f en serie mass transit N (US) → transporte m público mass [ˈmæs] n (= large number) → masse f a mass of sth a mass of books and papers → une masse de livres et de papiers The courtyard was a mass of flowers → La cour était couverte de fleurs. (= large amount) → masse f a mass of sth There is a mass of detail to be worked out → Il y a une masse de détails à régler. the mass of paper we have accumulated → la masse de papier que nous avons accumulée a mass of rubble → un amas de débris masses of (= lots of) → des masses de (PHYSICS) → masse f npl the masses (= ordinary people) → les masses fpl vi (= congregate) → se masser vt [+ troops] → masser mass: mass culture n → Massenkultur f mass destruction mass: mass funeral n → Massenbegräbnis nt mass grave n → Massengrab nt mass hysteria n → Massenhysterie f mass: mass killing n → Massenmord m mass market n → Massenmarkt m mass-market mass marketing mass media pl → Massenmedien pl mass meeting n → Massenveranstaltung f; (in company) → Betriebsversammlung f; (of trade union) → Vollversammlung f; (Pol) → Massenkundgebung f mass murderer n → Massenmörder(in) m(f) mass murders pl → Massenmord m mass number n (Phys) → Massenzahl f mass-produce vt → in Massenproduktion herstellen; cars, engines etc → serienweise herstellen mass-produced adj mass items → Massenartikel pl; it looks as though it was mass → das sieht sehr nach Massenware aus mass production n → Massenproduktion f mass protests pl → Massenproteste pl mass psychology n → Massenpsychologie f mass rally n → Massenkundgebung f mass storage (device) n (Comput) → Massenspeicher m mass survey n (Med) → Reihenuntersuchung f mass tourism n → Massentourismus m mass unemployment n → Massenarbeitslosigkeit f mass1 n (Eccl) → Messe f; High Mass → Hochamt nt; to go to mass → zur Messe gehen; to hear mass → die Messe feiern; to say mass → die Messe lesen mass2 n (general, Phys) → Masse f; (of people) → Menge f; a mass of snow → eine Schneemasse; a mass of rubble → ein Schutthaufen m; the mass of rubble → der Haufen Schutt; a mass of cold air → eine kalte Luftmasse; a mass of red hair → ein Wust m → roter Haare; a mass of flames → ein einziges Flammenmeer; this confused mass of thoughts → dieser wirre Gedankenwust; the essay is one great mass of spelling mistakes → der Aufsatz wimmelt nur so von Schreibfehlern; he’s a mass of bruises → er ist voller blauer Flecken; the garden is a mass of yellow/colour (Brit) or color (US) → der Garten ist ein Meer nt → von Gelb/ein Farbenmeer nt; the masses → die Masse (→ n pl); the great mass of the population → die (breite) Masse der Bevölkerung; the nation in the mass → die breite(n) Volksmasse(n); people, in the mass, prefer … → die breite Masse (der Menschen) zieht es vor, … (= bulk) the great mass of the mountains → das riesige Bergmassiv; the huge mass of the ship loomed up out of the night → die riesige Form des Schiffes tauchte aus der Nacht auf masses pl (inf) → massenhaft, eine Masse (inf); he has masses of money/time → er hat massenhaft or massig (inf) → or eine Masse (inf) → Geld/Zeit; the factory is producing masses of cars → die Fabrik produziert Unmengen von Autos; I’ve got masses (of things) to do → ich habe noch massig (inf) → zu tun vt troops → massieren, zusammenziehen mass1 [mæs] n (Rel) → messa to say mass → dire (la) messa to go to mass → andare a or alla messa mass1 [mæs] n (Rel) → messa to say mass → dire (la) messa to go to mass → andare a or alla messa mass2 [mæs] 1. n (gen) → massa, moltitudine f (Phys) → massa he's a mass of bruises → è coperto di lividi in the mass → nella gran maggioranza the masses → le masse masses (of) (fam) → un sacco (di), un mucchio (di) 3. vt → adunare 4. adj (culture, demonstration) → di massa; (education) → delle masse; (hysteria) → collettivo/a; (murders) → in massa mass2 [mæs] 1. n (gen) → massa, moltitudine f (Phys) → massa he's a mass of bruises → è coperto di lividi in the mass → nella gran maggioranza the masses → le masse masses (of) (fam) → un sacco (di), un mucchio (di) 3. vt → adunare n mass [mӕs] 1 a large lump or quantity, gathered together a mass of concrete/people. massa, hoeveelheid كُتْلَه كبيرَه ، حَشْدٌ من الناس голямо доза hromada masse; mængde die Masse μάζα montón, masa mass, hulk انبوه massa, kasa, rykelmä amas גוּש परिमाण masa, gomila tömeg kumpulan massi; hrúga; klumpur; fjöldi massa かたまり 덩어리, 모임 masė, daugybė liels daudzums; (ļaužu) masas kumpulan massa klump, masse, mengde masa monte masă куча, груда masa masa masa massa ปริมาณมาก yığın (聚成一體的)堆、群 велика кількість, безліч ڈھیر khối; đống (聚成一体的)堆、群 2 a large quantity I've masses of work / things to do. hope كميَّه كبيره голямо количество spousta masse die Masse σωρός montón palju حجم زیاد valtavasti masse הֲמוֹן, הַרבֶּה समूह mnoštvo csomó banyak ógrynni massa 大量 다수, 대량 daugybė liels daudzums banyak massa masser av masa montes de grămadă (de) множество, масса kopa mnogo gomila en massa, massor จำนวนมาก bir yığın/sürü 眾多,大量 безліч بڑی مقدار nhiều; đông 众多,大量 3 the bulk, principal part or main body The mass of people are in favour of peace. meeste الجُزء الرَّئيسي болшинство naprostá většina størstedel die Mehrzahl κύριος όγκος mayoría enamik, suur hulk قسمت عمده valtaosa la plus grande partie הַרבֶּה מְאוֹד लोग cijelost többség sebagian besar meginhluti moltitudine 大部分 대부분 didžiuma, dauguma vairums sebahagian besar merendeel flertallet, mesteparten większóść massa cea mai mare parte большая часть väčšina večina većina större delen, flertalet ส่วนใหญ่ çoğunluk 大部份 більша частина чогось ایک بڑا حصہ đa số; phần lớn 大部份 4 (a) measure of the quantity of matter in an object The mass of the rock is 500 kilos. massa كُتْلَه маса hmotnost masse die Masse μάζα masa mass جرم massa masse מַסָה पिंड, ढिर, राशि, समूह, संहति, जनसमूह masa tömeg ukuran besarnya sesuatu massi massa 質量 질량 masė masa berat massa masse masa massa masă масса hmotnosť masa masa massa กอง kütle 質量 маса کسی جسم میں مادے کی مقدار khối lượng 质量 v to bring or come together in large numbers or quantities The troops massed for an attack. saamkom يَحْتَشِدُ обединявам се soustřeďovat se samle sig sich sammeln μαζεύω, μαζεύομαι reunirse, congregarse kogunema جمع شدن kokoontua (se) masser לְהִתאַסֵף एकत्र होना gomilati, koncentrirati összegyűjt; összegyűlik mengumpulkan safnast saman ammassare, ammassarsi 集合する 한덩어리가 되다 telkti(s) sapulcināt; sapulcēties mengumpulkan samenbrengen samle i store mengder zgromadzić (się) reunir-se a (se) comasa скапливать(ся) sústrediť sa zbirati se koncentrisati se dra samman, samlas, hopa sig รวมตัวเป็นก้อน yığ(ıl)mak, topla(n)mak 集中 нагромаджувати(ся) اکٹھا کرنا، جمع ہونا یا کرنا tập trung 集中 adj of large quantities or numbers mass murder; a mass meeting. massaal جَماعي масов masový masse- Massen-... μαζικός masivo, multitudinario, de masas massi- گروه joukko- (de/en) masse הֲמוֹנִי विराट सभा, विशाल सभा, सार्वजनिक सभा (प्राय: राजनीतिक) masovan, skupni tömeg- besar-besaran, masal fjölda- di/in massa 大量の 대규모의 masinis masveida-; masu- banyak massa{#169} masse- masowy em massa de/în masă массовый masový masoven masovan mass- ซึ่งมีจำนวนมาก kitle, toplu 大量的 масовий بڑی مقدار یا تعداد میں đông; hàng loạt 大量的 adj mass-proˈduced (of goods) all exactly the same and produced in great numbers or quantity mass-produced plastic toys. massavervaardig مَصْنوع بالجُمْلَه масово произвеждан masově vyrobený masseproduceret serienmäßig hergestellt μαζικής παραγωγής producido en masa, producido en serie masstoodangu- تولید انبوه massatavara fabriqué en série יִיצוּר הֲמוֹנִי बड़ी संख्या में उत्पादित masovno proizveden tömeg-(cikk) produksi masal fjöldaframleiddur fabbricato/prodotto in serie 大量生産の 대량 생산된 masiškai gaminamas masveidā ražots dikeluarkan dengan besar-besaran in massa geproduceerd masseprodusert seryjnie produkowany produzido em massa fabricat în serie массового/серийного производства masovo vyrobený serijski masovni proizveden massproducerad ซึ่งผลิตเป็นจำนวนมาก tüm üretilmiş 成批生產的 такий, що виробляється серійно بڑی مقدار میں پیدا کی گئی معیاری اشیا được sản xuất hàng loạt 成批生产的 v mass-proˈduce massavervaardig يُنْتِجُ بالجُمْلَه произвеждам масово vyrábět sériově masseproducere serienmäßig hergestellt παράγω μαζικά fabricar en serie massiliselt tootma تولید انبوه کردن tuottaa suuria määriä fabriquer en série לְיַצֵר יִיצוּר הֲמוֹנִי बड़ी संख्या में उत्पादित masovno proizvoditi tömegesen/szériában gyárt memproduksi secara masal fjöldaframleiða fabbricare/produrre in serie 大量生産する 대량 생산하다 masiðkai gaminti ražot masveidā mengeluarkan secara besar-besaran in massa produceren masseprodusere produkować masowo, seryjnie produzir em massa a fabrica în serie выпускать массовую продукцию vyrábať sériovo serijsko izdelati masovno proizvoditi massproducera ผลิตเป็นจำนวนมาก tüm üretmek 成批生產 виготовляти серійно بڑی مقدار میں تیار کرنا sản xuất hàng loạt 成批生产 n mass-proˈduction massavervaardiging إنتاج بالجُمْلَه масово производство sériová výroba masseproduktion die Serienherstellung, die Massenproduktion μαζική παραγωγή producción en masa, producción en serie masstoodang تولید انبوه massatuotanto fabrication en série יִיצוּר הֲמוֹנִי बड़ी संख्या में उत्पादन masovna proizvodnja tömegtermelés produksi masal fjöldaframleiðsla fabbricazione/produzione in serie 大量生産 대량 생산 masinė gamyba masveida ražojums pengeluaran besar-besaran massaproductie masseproduksjon masowa produkcja produção em massa массовое/серийное производство sériová výroba serijska proizvodnja masovna proizvodnja massproduktion การผลิตเป็นจำนวนมาก tüm üretim 成批生產 серійне виробництво بڑی مقدار میں صنعت sự sản xuất hàng lọat 成批生产 the mass media those channels of communication (TV, radio, newspapers etc) that reach large numbers of people. massamedia масмедия رسانه جمعی אֶמצעֵי תִּקשוֹרֶת הֲמוֹנִיִים अखबार, रेडियो इत्यादि sredstva javnog informiranja tömegkommunikációs eszközök, a média 매스 미디어 media masa sredstva javnog informisanja การสื่อสารมวลชน засоби масової інформації عوام تک پہنچنے والے وسائل اتصال phương tiện thông tin đại chúng mass2 n mass [mӕs] 1 (a) celebration, especially in the Roman Catholic church, of Christ's last meal (Last Supper) with his disciples What time do you go to Mass? mis قُدّاس في الكنيسَه литургия mše messe die Messe θεία λειτουργία misa missa مراسم شام اخر messu messe מִיסָה ईसा के अन्मि भोज की स्मृति में मनाया जाने वाला उत्सव, मास, इस उत्सव पर बाइबल आदि का पाठ misa mise misa messa messa ミサ 미사 mišios mise Misa mis messe msza missa mesă месса omša maša misa mässa พิธีรำลึกถึงวันสวรรคตของพระเยซูในศาสนาคริสต์ Komünyon; Aşai Ruhbanı Âyini 彌撒 літургія, меса عشائے ربانی خصوصا رومن کلیسا میں lễ Mét 弥撒 2 a setting to music of some of the words used in this service. mis موسيقى تُصاحِب القُدّاس отслужвам литургия mše messe die Messe λειτουργία misa missa تنظیم اهنگ messu messe מִיסָה इस पाठ के कुछ भागों का संगीत सहित अच्चारण molitveno pjevanje mise lagu misa messa (tónverk) messa ミサ曲 미사곡 mišios mesa lagu misa mis messe msza missa mesă месса с пением omša maša misa mässa ดนตรีในพิธีรำลึกถึงวันสวรรคตของพระเยซู âyin müziği 彌撒曲 меса اس رسم کے ساتھ موسیقی bật nhạc 弥撒的音乐 Mass → قُدّاس, مقدار كبير masa, mše masse, messe Masse, Messe λειτουργία, μάζα masa, misa messu, suuri joukko masse, messe masa, misa massa, messa ミサ, 大量 덩어리, 미사 massa, mis mengde, messe mnóstwo, msza missa, montão масса, месса massa, mässa จำนวนมาก, พิธีแมสในโบถส์ ayin, kütle khối lượng, lễ ban thánh thể 大量, 弥撒 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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