Mass.

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Mass. abbreviation for

mass n.

a body of matter, usually of indefinite shape:[countable]took a mass of dough and spread it on the pan.
a collection of particles thought of as forming one body:[countable]a mass of sand.
a large number;
a great deal of:[countable]a mass of errors.
the greater part of something:[countable* usually singular]the great mass of American films.
the entire collection (of something);
aggregate;
whole:[uncountable]People, in the mass, mean well.
bulk;
massiveness:[uncountable]towers of great mass.
Physics[uncountable]the quantity or amount of physical matter of a thing as figured from its weight or from Newton's second law of motion. Abbr.: m
the masses, [plural] common people thought of as a whole:an appeal to the masses.

adj. [before a noun]

to (cause to) come together in or form a mass: [no object]Clouds were massing in the west.[~ + object]The general massed his troops for battle.

mass¹ n.

[often: Mass] the ceremony of the Eucharist: [uncountable]Mass is held on Sunday.[countable]The priest performed two Masses each Sunday.

Mass., an abbreviation of:

mass n.

a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:a mass of dough.
a collection of incoherent particles, parts, or objects regarded as forming one body:a mass of sand.
aggregate; whole (usually prec. by in the):People, in the mass, mean well.
a considerable assemblage, number, or quantity:a mass of errors; a mass of troops.
bulk, size, expanse, or massiveness:towers of great mass and strength.
Fine Art
- [Painting.]an expanse of color or tone that defines form or shape in general outline rather than in detail.
- a shape or three-dimensional volume that has or gives the illusion of having weight, density, and bulk.
the main body, bulk, or greater part of anything:the great mass of American films.
Physicsthe quantity of matter as determined from its weight or from Newton's second law of motion. Abbr.: m Cf. weight (def. 2), relativistic mass, rest mass.
Drugs[Pharm.]a preparation of thick, pasty consistency, from which pills are made.
the masses, the ordinary or common people as a whole;
the working classes or the lower social classes.

adj.

pertaining to, involving, or affecting a large number of people:mass unemployment;mass migrations;mass murder.
participated in or performed by a large number of people, esp. together in a group:mass demonstrations; mass suicide.
pertaining to, involving, or characteristic of the mass of the people:the mass mind; a movie designed to appeal to a mass audience.
reaching or designed to reach a large number of people:television, newspapers, and other means of mass communication.
done on a large scale or in large quantities:mass destruction.

v.i.

to come together in or form a mass or masses:The clouds are massing in the west.

v.t.

to gather into or dispose in a mass or masses;
assemble:The houses are massed in blocks.

mass•ed•ly adv.

size

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Mass n.

Religionthe celebration of the Eucharist. Cf. High Mass, Low Mass.
Music and Dance(sometimes l.c.) a musical setting of certain parts of this service, as the Kyrie eleison, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus, and Agnus Dei.

Vulgar Latin *messa, Late Latin missa, formally feminine of Latin missus, past participle of mittere to send, dismiss; perh. extracted from a phrase in the service with missa est and a feminine subject
Middle English masse, Old English mæsse bef. 900

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