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mass noun

  /mæs/ , /mɑs/
  • (physics) A measure of the inertia of a mass of matter, one of four fundamental properties of matter. SI unit of mass: kilogram.
  • (medicine) A palpable or visible abnormal globular structure; a tumor.
  • 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.
  • (pharmaceutical drug) A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills; as, blue mass.
 massa
  • A large quantity; a sum.
  • Bulk; magnitude; body; size.
 hoeveelheid, massa
  • The principal part; the main body.
 massa, meerderheid

mass adjective

  /mæs/ , /mɑs/
  • Involving a mass of things; concerning a large quantity or number.
  • Involving a mass of people; of, for, or by the masses.
 massa

mass noun

  /mæs/ , /mɑːs/
  • (Christianity) Celebration of the Eucharist.
  • (Christianity, usually as the Mass) The sacrament of the Eucharist.
  • A musical setting of parts of the mass.
 mis

mass verb

  /mæs/ , /mɑs/
  • (transitive) To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.
 ophopen, samenhopen, samennemen

Mass noun

  /ˈmæs/
  • (Roman Catholic Church) The principal liturgical service of the Church, encompassing both a scripture service (Liturgy of the Word) and a eucharistic service (Liturgy of the Eucharist), which includes the consecration and oblation (offering) of the host and wine.
 dienst, gebedsdienst, mis, misdienst

mass verb

  /mæs/ , /mɑːs/
  • (intransitive, obsolete) To celebrate mass.
 misvieren, vieren

masses noun

  /ˈmæs.ɪz/
  • (generically) People, especially a large number of people; the general population.
 volk
weapon of mass destruction
massavernietigingswapen
mass murder
massamoord
atomic mass
atoommassa
mass media
massamedia
mass grave
massagraf, verzamelgraf
mass shooting
schietpartij
body mass index
queteletindex, BMI, bodymassindex
mass production
massaproductie
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