massive

mas·sive

M0139900 (măs′ĭv)adj.1. a. Consisting of or making up a large mass; bulky, heavy, and solid: a massive piece of furniture. See Synonyms at heavy.b. Physics Having relatively high mass: a massive particle.2. a. Large or imposing, as in quantity, scope, degree, intensity, or scale: "Local defense must be reinforced by the further deterrent of massive retaliatory power" (John Foster Dulles).b. Large in comparison with the usual amount: a massive dose of a drug.c. Affecting a large area of bodily tissue; widespread and severe: massive gangrene.3. a. Mineralogy Lacking internal crystalline structure; amorphous.b. Geology Without internal structure or layers and homogeneous in composition. Used of a rock.

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[Middle English massif, from Old French, from masse, mass; see mass.]

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mas′sive·ly adv.mas′sive·ness n.

massive

(ˈmæsɪv) adj1. (of objects) large in mass; bulky, heavy, and usually solid2. impressive or imposing in quality, degree, or scope: massive grief. 3. relatively intensive or large; considerable: a massive dose. 4. (Pathology) pathol affecting a large area of the body: a massive cancer. 5. (Geological Science) geology a. (of igneous rocks) having no stratification, cleavage, etc; homogeneousb. (of sedimentary rocks) arranged in thick poorly defined strata6. (Minerals) mineralogy without obvious crystalline structurenslang a group of friends or associates; gang: the Staines massive. [C15: from French massif, from masse mass] ˈmassively adv ˈmassiveness n

mas•sive

(ˈmæs ɪv)

adj. 1. consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns. 2. imposingly large or prominent: a massive forehead. 3. large in scale, amount, or degree: a massive dose. 4. great in extent or profundity. 5. Mineral. having no outward crystal form although sometimes crystalline in internal structure. [1375–1425; Middle English massif < Middle French; see mass¹, -ive] mas′sive•ly, adv. mas′sive•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	massive - imposing in size or bulk or solidity; "massive oak doors"; "Moore's massive sculptures"; "the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture"; "a monumental scale"monolithic, monumentalbig, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
	2.	massive - being the same substance throughout; "massive silver"solid - entirely of one substance with no holes inside; "a solid block of wood"
	3.	massive - imposing in scale or scope or degree or power; "massive retaliatory power"; "a massive increase in oil prices"; "massive changes"big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
	4.	massive - consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter; "Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planets"heavy - of comparatively great physical weight or density; "a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogany furniture"

massive

adjective huge, great, big, heavy, imposing, vast, enormous, solid, impressive, substantial, extensive, monster, immense, hefty, titanic, gigantic, monumental, whacking (informal), mammoth, bulky, colossal, whopping (informal), weighty, stellar (informal), hulking, ponderous, gargantuan, fuck-off (offensive taboo slang), elephantine, ginormous (informal), humongous or humungous (U.S. slang) a massive steam boat
little, small, minute, light, tiny, thin, slight, petty, trivial, frail

massive

adjective1. Extremely large; having great mass:bulky, oversize, oversized.2. Having a relatively great weight:heavy, heavyweight, hefty, ponderous, weighty.3. Of extraordinary size and power:behemoth, Brobdingnagian, Bunyanesque, colossal, cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, herculean, heroic, huge, immense, jumbo, mammoth, massy, mastodonic, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, prodigious, pythonic, stupendous, titanic, tremendous, vast.Informal: walloping.Slang: whopping.

Translations

大规模的巨大的沉重的

massive

(ˈmӕsiv) adjective huge or heavy. a massive building; a massive burden of taxation. 巨大的，沉重的 巨大的，沉重的 ˈmassively adverb 大量地，沉重地 大量地，沉重地 ˈmassiveness noun 巨大，沉重 巨大

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