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Mass
also mass (măs)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
(măs)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 the amount of matter contained in or constituting a physical body that partly determines the body's resistance to changes in 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 māza, maza; see mag- in Indo-European roots.]
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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.
5. in the mass in the main; collectively
6. the size of a body; bulk
7. (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. See also inertial mass, gravitational mass
8. (Art Terms) (in painting, drawing, etc) an area of unified colour, shade, or intensity, usually denoting a solid form or plane
9. (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
modifier
11. done or occurring on a large scale: mass hysteria; mass radiography.
12. 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.
[C14: 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 adv
Mass
(mæs; mɑːs)n
1. (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]
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mass
(mæs)n.
1. a body of coherent matter, usu. of indefinite shape: a mass of dough.
2. a collection of incoherent particles, parts, or objects regarded as forming one body: a mass of sand.
3. aggregate; whole: People, in the mass, mean well.
4. a considerable number or quantity: a mass of errors.
5. bulk; massiveness: towers of great mass and strength.
6. the greater part of something: the great mass of American films.
7. Physics. the quantity of matter as determined from its weight or from Newton's second law of motion. Abbr.: m
8. the masses, the ordinary or common people as a whole.
adj. 9. pertaining to, involving, or affecting a large number of people: mass unemployment.
10. participated in or performed by a large number of people: mass demonstrations.
11. involving or characteristic of the mass of the people: a mass audience.
12. designed to reach a large number of people: mass communications.
13. done on a large scale: mass destruction.
v.i. 14. to come together in or form a mass: clouds massing in the west.
v.t. 15. to assemble or distribute in a mass: houses massed in blocks.
[1350–1400; < Latin massa mass < Greek mâza barley cake]
mass
(mæs)n.
1. (often cap.) the liturgy of the Eucharist. Compare high mass, low mass.
2. (often cap.) the celebration of the Eucharist.
3. a musical setting of the mass.
[before 900; Old English mæsse < Vulgar Latin *messa, Late Latin missa, formally feminine of Latin missus, past participle of mittere to send]
Mass.
Massachusetts.
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mass
(măs) A measure of the amount of matter contained in a physical body. Mass is independent of gravity and is therefore different from weight. See Note at weight.
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mass
1. The concentration of combat power.
2. The military formation in which units are spaced at less than the normal distances and intervals.
2. The military formation in which units are spaced at less than the normal distances and intervals.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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.
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mass
Past participle: massed
Gerund: massing
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Mass
1. A musical setting of the Liturgy of the Eucharist.
2. The amount of matter in a body.
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| Noun | 1. |  mass - the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational fieldphysical 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 Eucharistreligious 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 |
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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
1. large-scale, general, popular, widespread, extensive, universal, wholesale, indiscriminate, pandemic ideas on combating mass unemployment
verb
1. 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.
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mass
noun2. A quantity accumulated:
3. A group of things gathered haphazardly:
4. A great deal:
5. An enormous number of persons gathered together:
6. A very large number of things grouped together:
7. The greatest part or portion:
8. Great extent, amount, or dimension:
9. The common people.Used in plural:
common (used in plural), commonality, commonalty, commoner (used in plural), crowd, hoi polloi, mob, pleb (used in plural), plebeian (used in plural), populace, public, ruck, third estate.
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Translations
الجُزء الرَّئيسيجَماعيقُدّاسُقُدّاس في الكنيسَهكُتْلَه
hmotnostmšenaprostá většinasoustřeďovat sespousta
messemassemasse-størstedelmængde
messupääosasuuri joukkokasatakerätä
misamasa
miseösszegyűjtösszehordtömeg
fjölda-massimassi; hrúga; klumpur; fjöldimeginhlutimessa
ミサ大量
미사풍성한
liels daudzumsmasamasasmasu-masveida-
hmotnosťmasový
masamašamnožicamnožičengmota
massamässa
จำนวนมากพิธีมิสซา
khối lượnglễ ban thánh thể
mass
1 [mæs] N (Rel) → misa fto go to mass → ir a misa, oír misa
to hear mass → oír misa
to say mass → decir misa
mass
2 [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
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
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 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
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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.
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
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
the masses (= ordinary people) → les masses fpl
vi (= congregate) → se masser
vt [+ troops] → masser
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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
mass
1n (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
mass
2n
(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
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mass
1 [mæs] n (Rel) → messato say mass → dire (la) messa
to go to mass → andare a or alla messa
mass
2 [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)
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
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mass1
(mӕs) noun1. a large lump or quantity, gathered together. a mass of concrete/people.
2. a large quantity. I've masses of work / things to do.
3. the bulk, principal part or main body. The mass of people are in favour of peace.
4. (a) measure of the quantity of matter in an object. The mass of the rock is 500 kilos.
verb to bring or come together in large numbers or quantities. The troops massed for an attack.
adjective of large quantities or numbers. mass murder; a mass meeting.
ˌmass-proˈduced adjective (of goods) all exactly the same and produced in great numbers or quantity. mass-produced plastic toys.
ˌmass-proˈduce verbˌmass-proˈduction noun
the mass media
those channels of communication (TV, radio, newspapers etc) that reach large numbers of people.
mass2
(mӕs) noun1. (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?
2. a setting to music of some of the words used in this service.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
mass
→ قُدّاسُ, مِقْدَارٌ كَبِيرٌ masa, mše masse, messe Masse, Messe λειτουργία, μάζα masa, misa messu, suuri joukko masse, messe masa, misa massa, messa ミサ, 大量 미사, 풍성한 massa, mis mengde, messe mnóstwo, msza missa, montão масса, месса massa, mässa จำนวนมาก, พิธีมิสซา ayin, kütle khối lượng, lễ ban thánh thể 大量, 弥撒Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
mass
n. masa, cuerpo formado de partículas coherentes.
tumor.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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mass
n masa; (tumor) masa, tumor m; a suspicious mass..una masa sospechosa; bone — masa ósea; muscle — masa muscularEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.