Définition anglaise de “mass”

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Définition de "mass" - Dictionnaire Anglais

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massadjective [ before noun ]

uk ​ /mæs/ us ​ /mæs/

C1 having an effect on or involving a large number of people or forming a large amount:

weapons of mass destruction
a mass murderer
mass starvation
Opposition groups plan to stage mass demonstrations all over the country.

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massnoun

uk ​ /mæs/ us ​ /mæs/

mass noun (LARGE AMOUNT)

B2 [ S ] a large amount of something that has no particular shape or arrangement:

The explosion reduced the church to a mass of rubble.
The forest is a mass of colour in autumn.
masses [ plural ] UK informal

B2 a lot:

[ + to infinitive ] I've got masses to do at the weekend.
There were masses of people in town today.
the mass of sth

› most of something:

The mass of the people support the reforms.

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mass noun (PHYSICS)

› [ C ] specialized physics the amount of matter in any solid object or in any volume of liquid or gas:

The acceleration of a body equals the force exerted on it divided by its mass.
mass number

› the total number of protons and neutrons in an atom

mass defect

› the difference between the mass of a nucleus (= central part of an atom) and the mass of the separate pieces that make up the nucleus

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mass noun (RELIGIOUS CEREMONY )

› [ C or U ] also Mass a religious ceremony in some Christian Churches based on Jesus' last meal with his disciples, or music written for parts of this ceremony:

to go to Mass
See also
Communion

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massverb [ I ]

uk ​ /mæs/ us ​ /mæs/

(Definition of “mass” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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massnoun [ C ]

us ​ /mæs/

mass noun [ C ] (LARGE AMOUNT)

› a large amount or number:

A mass of earth and granite slid down into the narrow gorge.
We had to wade through masses of seaweed.

mass noun [ C ] (MATTER)

› [ C ] physics the amount of matter in any solid object or in any volume of liquid or gas

mass number physics

› The mass number is the total number of protons and neutrons in an atom.

mass defect physics

› The mass defect is the difference between the mass of a nucleus (= central part of an atom) and the mass of the separate pieces that make up the nucleus.

mass noun [ C ] (ART)

› art [ U ] the outside size or shape of an object, or how big it appears to be

massverb [ I/T ]

us ​ /mæs/

mass verb [ I/T ] (CREATE LARGE AMOUNT)

› to come or bring together in large numbers:

[ I ] The crowd massed around the entrance to the exhibition.

massadjective [ not gradable ]

us ​ /mæs/

mass adjective [ not gradable ] (LARGE AMOUNT)

› involving or having an effect on a large number of people or things:

weapons of mass destruction
They hope the new movie will appeal to a mass audience.

Massnoun [ C/U ]

us ​ /mæs/

› (esp. in the Roman Catholic Church) a religious ceremony based on Jesus’s last meal with his disciples (= the men who followed him), or music written for the parts of this ceremony

(Definition of “mass” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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massadjective [ before noun ]

uk ​ /mæs/ us ​

› having an effect on or involving a large number of people:

There have been two decades of mass unemployment.
mass audience/appeal A smaller company could produce a breakthrough product with mass appeal.
mass consumerism/consumption The society that we live in now is so geared to spending and mass consumerism.
a mass protest/rally/action

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critical mass

massnoun

uk ​ /mæs/ us ​

› [ U ] the amount of matter in any solid object or volume of liquid or gas:

These activities help strengthen bones and increase their mass.
a mass of sth [ S ]

› a large amount of something:

The media company has enjoyed a mass of hype.
They were part of the large mass of consumers who acquired a credit card in the 1980s.

(Definition of “mass” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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