masse

Noun

mass (countable and uncountable, plural masses)

1. (physical) A quantity of matter cohering so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size.
   • And if it were not for theſe Principles the Bodies of the Earth, Planets, Comets, Sun, and all things in them would grow cold and freeze, and become inactive Maſſes ; […].1718 [1704], Isaac Newton, Opticks, 2nd edition
2. (obsolete, physical) Precious metal, especially gold or silver.
   • Right in the midst the Goddesse selfe did stand / Upon an altar of some costly masse […].1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.10
3. (physical) A measure of the inertia of a mass of matter, one of four fundamental properties of matter. SI unit of mass: kilogram.
4. (physical) A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills.
   • blue mass
5. (physical) A palpable or visible abnormal globular structure.
   • Near-synonym: lump

   Synonyms:

   lump

6. (physical) Excess body mass, especially in the form of muscle hypertrophy.
   • After all, muscle maniacs go "ga ga" over mass no matter how it's presented.1988, Steve Holman, “Christian Conquers Columbus”, in Ironman, volume 47, number 6, pages 28–34

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