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Definition of Mass
1. Noun. The property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field.
Specialized synonyms: Body, Biomass, Critical Mass, Rest Mass, Relativistic Mass, Bulk, Gravitational Mass, Inertial Mass, Atomic Mass, Atomic Weight, Relative Atomic Mass, Mass Energy, Molecular Weight, Relative Molecular Mass, Mass Defect, Mass Deficiency
2. Verb. Join together into a mass or collect or form a mass. "The crowds mass in the streets"; "Crowds were massing outside the palace"
3. Adjective. Formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole. "The aggregated amount of indebtedness"
Similar to: Collective
Derivative terms: Aggregate, Aggregate, Aggregate
4. Noun. (often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent. "A wad of money"
Generic synonyms: Large Indefinite Amount, Large Indefinite Quantity
Specialized synonyms: Deluge, Flood, Inundation, Torrent, Haymow
Derivative terms: Heap, Heap, Pile, Plenteous, Wad
5. Noun. An ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people).
Specialized synonyms: Logjam, Shock
6. Noun. (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist.
Specialized synonyms: High Mass, Low Mass, Requiem
Category relationships: Church Of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Protestant, Protestant Church
7. Noun. A body of matter without definite shape. "A huge ice mass"
Specialized synonyms: Coprolith, Faecalith, Fecalith, Stercolith, Drift, Mat, Mush, Pulp
8. Noun. The common people generally. "Power to the people"
Generic synonyms: Group, Grouping
Specialized synonyms: Laity, Temporalty, Audience, Followers, Following
Derivative terms: People, People
9. Noun. The property of something that is great in magnitude. "The volume of exports"
Generic synonyms: Magnitude
Specialized synonyms: Dollar Volume, Turnover
Derivative terms: Bulky, Voluminous
10. Noun. A musical setting for a Mass. "They played a Mass composed by Beethoven"
Generic synonyms: Church Music, Religious Music
Specialized synonyms: Requiem
11. Noun. A sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite. "The priest said Mass"
Definition of Mass
1. n. The sacrifice in the sacrament of the Eucharist, or the consecration and oblation of the host.
2. v. i. To celebrate Mass.
3. n. A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size; as, a mass of ore, metal, sand, or water.
4. v. t. To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.
Definition of Mass
1. Noun. (context: Roman Catholic Church) The principal liturgical service of the Church, including a scripture service and a eucharistic service, which includes the consecration and oblation (offering) of the host and wine. One of the seven sacraments. ¹
2. Noun. A similar ceremony offered by a number of Christian sects. ¹
3. Noun. (music) A musical composition set to portions of the Mass. ¹
4. Noun. (religion) The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism. ¹
5. Noun. (religion) Celebration of the Eucharist. ¹
6. Noun. (religion usually as ''the Mass'') The sacrament of the Eucharist. ¹
7. Noun. A musical setting of parts of the mass. ¹
8. Verb. (intransitive obsolete) To celebrate mass. ¹
9. Noun. A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size; as, a mass of ore, metal, sand, or water. ¹
10. Noun. A large quantity; a sum. ¹
11. Noun. Bulk; magnitude; body; size. ¹
12. Noun. The principal part; the main body. ¹
13. Noun. (physics) The quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume. It is one of four fundamental properties of matter. It is measured in kilograms in the SI system of measurement. ¹
14. Noun. (context: pharmacy) A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills; as, blue mass. ¹
15. Noun. (medicine) A palpable or visible abnormal globular structure; a tumor. ¹
16. Noun. (context: bodybuilding) Excess body weight, especially in the form of muscle hypertrophy. ¹
17. Noun. A large body of individuals, especially persons. ¹
18. Noun. (context: in the plural) The lower classes of persons. ¹
19. Verb. (transitive) To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble. ¹
20. Verb. (intransitive) To have a certain mass. ¹
21. Adjective. Involving a mass of things; cencerning a large quantity or number. ¹
22. Adjective. Involving a mass of people; of, for, or by the masses. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mass
1. to assemble in a mass (a body of coherent matter) [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Medical Definition of Mass
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Mass
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