Mass also mass (m s)n. 1. a. Public celebration of the Eucharist in the Roman Catholic Church and some Protestant churches. b. The sacrament of the Eucharist. 2. A musical setting of certain parts of the Mass, especially the Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei. [Middle English masse, from Old English mæsse, from Vulgar Latin *messa, from Late Latin missa, from Latin, feminine past participle of mittere, to send away, dismiss.] |
| mass (ms) n. 1. A unified body of matter with no specific shape: a mass of clay. 2. A grouping of individual parts or elements that compose a unified body of unspecified size or quantity: "Take mankind in mass, and for the most part, they seem a mob of unnecessary duplicates" (Herman Melville). 3. A large but nonspecific amount or number: a mass of bruises. 4. A lump or aggregate of coherent material: a cancerous mass. 5. The principal part; the majority: the mass of the continent. 6. The physical volume or bulk of a solid body. 7. Abbr. m Physics A property of matter equal to the measure of an object's resistance to changes in either the speed or direction of its motion. The mass of an object is not dependent on gravity and therefore is different from but proportional to its weight. 8. An area of unified light, shade, or color in a painting. 9. Pharmacology A thick, pasty mixture containing drugs from which pills are formed. 10. masses The body of common people or people of low socioeconomic status: "Give me your tired, your poor,/Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free" (Emma Lazarus). tr. & intr.v. massed, mass·ing, mass·es To gather or be gathered into a mass. adj. 1. Of, relating to, characteristic of, directed at, or attended by a large number of people: mass education; mass communication. 2. Done or carried out on a large scale: mass production. 3. Total; complete: The mass result is impressive. [Middle English masse, from Old French, from Latin massa, from Greek m  za, maza; see mag- in Indo-European roots.] |
mass
Noun
1. a large body of something without a definite shape
2. a collection of the component parts of something: a mass of fibres
3. a large amount or number, as of people
4. the main part or majority
5. the size of a body; bulk
6. Physics a physical quantity expressing the amount of matter in a body
7. (in painting or drawing) an area of unified colour, shade, or intensity
Adjective
1. done or occurring on a large scale: mass hysteria
2. consisting of a mass or large number, esp. of people: a mass meeting
Verb
to join together into a mass
See also masses [Latin massa]
massed adj
Mass
Noun
1. (in the Roman Catholic Church and certain other Christian churches) a service in which bread and wine are consecrated to represent the body and blood of Christ
2. a musical setting of parts of this service [Church Latin missa]
| mass (ms) 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 weight. See also rest energyGeneral Relativity |
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
| Noun | 1. | mass - the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field physical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions body - the main mass of a thing biomass - the total mass of living matter in a given unit area critical mass - the minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction rest mass - (physics) the mass of a body as measured when the body is at rest relative to an observer, an inherent property of the body relativistic mass - (physics) the mass of a body in motion relative to the observer: it is equal to the rest mass multiplied by a factor that is greater than 1 and that increases as the magnitude of the velocity increases bulk - the property possessed by a large mass gravitational mass - (physics) the mass of a body as measured by its gravitational attraction for other bodies inertial mass - (physics) the mass of a body as determined by the second law of motion from the acceleration of the body when it is subjected to a force that is not due to gravity atomic mass, atomic weight, relative atomic mass - (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units mass energy - (physics) the mass of a body regarded relativistically as energy molecular weight, relative molecular mass - (chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule mass defect, mass deficiency - the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles fundamental measure, fundamental quantity - one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement |
| 2. |  mass - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"good deal, great deal, hatful, lot, muckle, passel, peck, mickle, mint, quite a little, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad, stack, raft, mountain, pile, plenty, batch, heap, deal, flock, pot, mess, sight large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude deluge, flood, inundation, torrent - an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" haymow - a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation | |
| 3. | mass - an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people) aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole logjam - an immovable mass of logs blocking a river shock - a bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly shock of black hair" | |
| 4. | Mass - (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist religious ceremony, religious ritual - a ceremony having religious meaning High Mass - a solemn and elaborate Mass with music Low Mass - a Mass recited without music Requiem - a Mass celebrated for the dead Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy Protestant Church, Protestant - the Protestant churches and denominations collectively | |
| 5. | mass - a body of matter without definite shape; "a huge ice mass" body - an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; "heavenly body" drift - a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents mat - a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven; "a mat of weeds and grass" | |
| 6. |  mass - the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"laity, temporalty - in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy audience - the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment; "every artist needs an audience"; "the broadcast reached an audience of millions" | |
| 7. | mass - the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports" magnitude - the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea" dollar volume, turnover - the volume measured in dollars; "the store's dollar volume continues to rise" | |
| 8. | Mass - a musical setting for a Mass; "they played a Mass composed by Beethoven" High Mass - a solemn and elaborate Mass with music church music, religious music - genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies Requiem - a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead | |
| 9. | Mass - a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite; "the priest said Mass" prayer - a fixed text used in praying | |
| Verb | 1. | mass - join together into a mass or collect or form a mass; "Crowds were massing outside the palace" press - crowd closely; "The crowds pressed along the street" crowd together, crowd - to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah" |
| Adj. | 1. | mass - formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole; "aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year"; "the aggregated amount of indebtedness" collective - forming a whole or aggregate |
mass
noun 1. lot, collection, load, combination, pile, quantity, bunch, stack, heap, rick, batch, accumulation, stockpile, assemblage, aggregation, conglomeration
noun 4. crowd, group, body, pack, lot, army, host, band, troop, drove, crush, bunch (informal) mob, flock, herd, number, horde, multitude, throng, rabble, assemblage
adjective 6. large-scale, general, popular, widespread, extensive, universal, wholesale, indiscriminate, pandemic
verb 7. gather, assemble, accumulate, collect, rally, mob, muster, swarm, amass, throng, congregate, foregather >> the masses the multitude, the crowd, the mob, the common people, the great unwashed (derogatory) the hoi polloi, the commonalty
Translations
mass [mæs] n (people) → muchedumbre f;
(PHYSICS) → masa;
vi → reunirse;
(MIL) → concentrarse;
the masses → las masas;
mass [mæs] n → Masse f;
(of people) → Menge f;
(large amount) → Fülle f;
(Rel);
(protesters) → sich versammeln;
masses of (inf) → massenhaft, jede Menge
mass [mæs] n → moltitudine f; massa;
(PHYSICS) → massa;
(REL) → messa
vi → ammassarsi;
the masses → le masse;
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, 무리 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 다량, 다수 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, 태반 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 모이다; 모으다 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/in serie prodotto 大量生産の 대량 생산되는 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/in serie produrre 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/in serie produzione 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 대중 매체 media masa sredstva javnog informisanja การสื่อสารมวลชน засоби масової інформації عوام تک پہنچنے والے وسائل اتصال phương tiện thông tin đại chúng
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