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mass

Noun

The property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field (synset 105031420)
is a type of:
- physical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions
- fundamental measure, fundamental quantity - one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement
subtypes:
- body - the main mass of a thing
- biomass - the total mass of living matter in a given unit area
- critical mass - the minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction
- rest mass - (physics) the mass of a body as measured when the body is at rest relative to an observer, an inherent property of the body
- relativistic mass - (physics) the mass of a body in motion relative to the observer: it is equal to the rest mass multiplied by a factor that is greater than 1 and that increases as the magnitude of the velocity increases
- bulk - the property possessed by a large mass
- gravitational mass - (physics) the mass of a body as measured by its gravitational attraction for other bodies
- inertial mass - (physics) the mass of a body as determined by the second law of motion from the acceleration of the body when it is subjected to a force that is not due to gravity
- atomic mass, atomic weight, relative atomic mass - (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units
- mass energy - (physics) the mass of a body regarded relativistically as energy
- molecular weight, relative molecular mass - (chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule
- mass defect, mass deficiency - the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent (synset 113796604)
"a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"

is a type of: large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
subtypes:
- deluge, flood, inundation, torrent - an overwhelming number or amount
- haymow - a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation
same as: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad
An ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people) (synset 107978738)
is a type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
subtypes:
- logjam - an immovable mass of logs blocking a river
- shock - a bushy thick mass (especially hair)
(Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist (synset 101044274)
referred to in:
- church of rome, roman catholic, roman catholic church, roman church, western church - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
- protestant, protestant church - the Protestant churches and denominations collectively
is a type of: religious ceremony, religious ritual - a ceremony having religious meaning
subtypes:
- high mass - a solemn and elaborate Mass with music
- low mass - a Mass recited without music
- requiem - a Mass celebrated for the dead
A body of matter without definite shape (synset 109370952)
"a huge ice mass"

is a type of: body - an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
subtypes:
- coprolith, faecalith, fecalith, stercolith - a hard mass of fecal matter
- drift - a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
- mat - a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven
- mush, pulp - any soft or soggy mass
The common people generally (synset 108197108)
"separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"

is a type of: group, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
subtypes:
- laity, temporalty - in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy
- audience - the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment
- followers, following - a group of followers or enthusiasts
same as: hoi polloi, masses, multitude, people, the great unwashed
The property of something that is great in magnitude (synset 105106651)
"it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports"

is a type of: magnitude - the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)

subtypes: dollar volume, turnover - the volume measured in dollars

same as: bulk, volume
A musical setting for a Mass (synset 107047240)
"they played a Mass composed by Beethoven"

is a type of: church music, religious music - genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies

subtypes: requiem - a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead

is a part of: high mass - a solemn and elaborate Mass with music
A sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite (synset 107047100)
"the priest said Mass"

is a type of: prayer - a fixed text used in praying

Adjective

Formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole (synset 300469231)
"aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year"; "the aggregated amount of indebtedness"

similar to: collective - forming a whole or aggregate

same as: aggregate, aggregated, aggregative

Verb

Join together into a mass or collect or form a mass (synset 202028014)
"Crowds were massing outside the palace"

is a type of: crowd, crowd together - to gather together in large numbers

subtypes: press - crowd closely

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