Définitions
1.NounMatter, material.
A quantity of matter cohering so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size.
Precious metal, especially gold or silver.
A measure of the inertia of a mass of matter, one of four fundamental properties of matter. SI unit of mass: kilogram.
A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills."blue mass"
2.NounA quantity of matter cohering so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size.
3.NounPrecious metal, especially gold or silver.
4.NounA measure of the inertia of a mass of matter, one of four fundamental properties of matter. SI unit of mass: kilogram.
5.NounA medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills."blue mass"
6.NounA palpable or visible abnormal globular structure; a tumor.
7.NounExcess body mass, especially in the form of muscle hypertrophy.
8.NounA large quantity; a sum.
Bulk; magnitude; body; size.
The principal part; the main body.
A large body of individuals, especially persons."The mass of spectators didn't see the infraction on the field.; A mass of ships converged on the beaches of Dunkirk.; The masses are revolting."
9.NounBulk; magnitude; body; size.
10.NounThe principal part; the main body.
11.NounA large body of individuals, especially persons."The mass of spectators didn't see the infraction on the field.; A mass of ships converged on the beaches of Dunkirk."
12.NounThe lower classes of persons."The masses are revolting."
13.VerbTo form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to assemble.
14.AdjectiveInvolving a mass of things; concerning a large quantity or number."There is evidence of mass extinctions in the distant past."
15.AdjectiveInvolving a mass of people; of, for, or by the masses."Mass unemployment resulted from the financial collapse."
16.NounThe Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism.
17.NounCelebration of the Eucharist.
18.NounThe main kind of church service, in some denominations."She went to mass every Sunday for many years, and when she retired, she took to going on some weekdays, too."
19.NounThe sacrament of the Eucharist.
20.NounA musical setting of parts of the mass.
21.VerbTo celebrate mass.