mass
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mass [mas]
n.
[ME masse < OFr < L massa, a lump, mass < Gr maza, barley cake < massein, to knead < IE base * menk-, to knead > MINGLE]
1. a quantity of matter forming a body of indefinite shape and size, usually of relatively large size; lump
2. a large quantity or number [a mass of bruises]
3. bulk; size; magnitude
4. the main or larger part; majority
5. Painting a large area or form of one color, shade, intensity, etc.
6. Pharmacy the paste or plastic combination of drugs from which pills are made
7. Physics the quantity of matter in a body as measured by its inertia; the ratio of force to the acceleration produced by that force: experimentally it is found that the gravitational force on an object is proportional to its mass: abbrev. m: cf. MATTER (n. 2)
adj.
1.
a) of a large number of things; large-scale [mass production]
b) of a large number of persons [a mass demonstration]
2. of, characteristic of, or for the masses [mass education]
vt., vi.
to gather or form into a mass
SYN.- BULK1
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in the mass
collectively; as a whole
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the masses
the great mass of common people; specif., the working people, or the lower classes in the social order
English World dictionary.
V. Neufeldt.
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Mass — Mass, n. [OE. masse, F. masse, L. massa; akin to Gr. ? a barley cake, fr. ? to knead. Cf. {Macerate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mass — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Para otros usos de este término, véase Mass (desambiguación). Tiendas Mass Logo Eslogan El Supermercado del Ahorro Fundación 2001 Sede Lima, Perú … Wikipedia Español
Mass — Pontifical Mass † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pontifical Mass Pontifical Mass is the solemn Mass celebrated by a bishop with the ceremonies prescribed in the Cæremoniale Episcoporum , I and II. The full ceremonial is carried out when the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Mass — (m[.a]s), n. [OE. masse, messe, AS. m[ae]sse. LL. missa, from L. mittere, missum, to send, dismiss: cf. F. messe. In the ancient churches, the public services at which the catechumens were permitted to be present were called missa catechumenorum … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mass — ist: ein Theaterstück von Leonard Bernstein, siehe Mass (Theater) eine Messkomposition von Steve Dobrogosz, siehe Mass (Dobrogosz) die in Bayern übliche Kurzbezeichnung mit kurzem a für einen Masskrug Mass ist der Familienname folgender Personen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Mass — Mass, v. t. To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble. [1913 Webster] But mass them together and they are terrible indeed. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mass — Mass, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Massed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Massing}.] To celebrate Mass. [Obs.] Hooker. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mass. — Mass. Massachusets Культурология. XX век. Энциклопедия. 1998 … Энциклопедия культурологии
Mass. — Mass., officielle Abkürzung des Staates Massachusetts (Nordamerika) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Mass — Mass., Abkürzung für Massachusetts … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Mass. — Mass., Abkürzung für den nordamerik. Staat Massachusetts … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
