| 单词 | mass |
| 释义 | Word Frequency mass(mæs) noun 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 6. the size of a body; bulk 7. physics a physical quantity expressing the amount of matter in a body. It is a measure ofa 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. (in painting, drawing, etc) an area of unified colour, shade, or intensity, usually denoting a solid form or plane 9. pharmacology a pastelike composition of drugs from which pills are made 10. 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 verb 13. to form (people or things) or (of people or things) to join together into a mass the crowd massed outside the embassy Derived forms massed adjective massedly (ˈmæsɪdlɪ, ˈmæstlɪ) adverb Word origin C14: from Old French masse, from Latin massa that which forms a lump, from Greek maza barley cake; perhaps related to Greek massein to kneadWord Frequency Mass(mæs, mɑːs) noun 1. (in the Roman Catholic Church and certain Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist See also High Mass, Low Mass 2. a musical setting of those parts of the Eucharistic service sung by choir or congregation Word origin 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 dismissalWord Frequency Mass.abbreviation for Massachusetts |
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