mass
- mass
noun
1》 a coherent body of matter with no definite shape.
↘any of the main portions in a painting that each have some unity in colour, lighting, etc.
2》 a large number of people or objects gathered together: a mass of cyclists.
↘a large amount of material.
3》 (the mass of) the majority of.
↘(the masses) the ordinary people.
4》 Physics the quantity of matter which 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 relating to, done by, or affecting large numbers of people or things: a mass exodus of refugees.
verb assemble or cause to assemble into a single body or mass.
Phrases
in mass as a body.
in the mass as a whole.
Derivatives
massless adjective
massy adjective (literary).
Origin
ME: from OFr. masse, from L. massa, from Gk maza 'barley cake'.
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