mass

/mæs/ noun

Translation

LUMP [C] › a solid lump with no clear shape

yığın, küme, sürü

The sauce was now a sticky mass in the bottom of the pan.1263

a mass of sth › a large amount or number of something

bir yığın, bir sürü, yığınlarla

The garden was a mass of flowers. She had a mass of blond curls.1263

AMOUNT [U] › in physics, the amount of substance that something contains

(fizik) kütle

One litre of water has a mass of one kilogram.1401

masses informal › a large amount or number of something

epeyce, bir hayli, pek çok

I've got masses of work to do. Take some of our paper - we've got masses.1263

the masses › the ordinary people who form the largest part of society

halk kitleleri, yığınlar

He failed to win the support of the masses.662

(Definition of mass noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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