mass
Matter, materialMatter, material.: 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.
» Newspapers, television, and radio are called the mass media.
Zeitungen, Fernsehen und Radio bezeichnet man als Massenmedien.
Газеты, телевидение и радио называются СМИ.
Газеты, телевидение и радио - это средства массовой информации.
Газеты, телевидение и радио называются средствами массовой информации.
Газети, телебачення та радіо називаються ЗМІ.
Meaning
16 sensesMatter, material.
(countable, physical, uncountable)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.
Masse
ма́ссаmássa
ма́саmása
(countable, physical, uncountable)A measure of the inertia of a mass of matter, one of four fundamental properties of matter. SI unit of mass: kilogram.
(countable, physical, uncountable)A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills.
blue mass
ма́ссаmássa
(countable, physical, uncountable)A palpable or visible abnormal globular structure.
Near-synonym: lump
(countable, physical, uncountable)Excess body mass, especially in the form of muscle hypertrophy.
ма́ссаmássa
(countable, uncountable)A large quantity; a sum.
A large quantity; a sum.
(countable, uncountable)Bulk; magnitude; body; size.
ма́ссаmássa
the property of something that is great in magnitude
(countable, uncountable)The principal part; the main body.
ма́ссаmássa
(countable, uncountable)A large body of individuals, especially persons.
The mass of spectators didn't see the infraction on the field.
A mass of ships converged on the beaches of Dunkirk.
ма́ссыmássy
(countable, in the plural, uncountable)The lower classes of persons.
The masses are revolting.
ма́ссыmássy
The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism.
Messe
ме́ссаméssa
ме́саmésa
(Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist
Celebration of the Eucharist.
Messe
ме́ссаméssa, обе́дняobédnja
ме́саmésa
Examples
246 sentencesNewspapers, television, and radio are called the mass media.
Газети, телебачення та радіо називаються ЗМІ.
ruГазеты, телевидение и радио называются СМИ.
deZeitungen, Fernsehen und Radio bezeichnet man als Massenmedien.
Why is it the mass media didn't report this?
Чому ЗМІ про це не повідомили?
deWarum haben die Massenmedien nicht davon berichtet?
We go to mass every Sunday.
ruМы ходим на мессу каждое воскресенье.
Tom goes to mass every Sunday morning.
This is almost ready for mass production.
Translations
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Origin
In late Middle English (circa 1400) as masse in the sense of "lump, quantity of matter", fIn late Middle English (circa 1400) as masse in the sense of "lump, quantity of matter", from Anglo-Norman masse, in Old French attested from the 11th century, via late Latin massa (“lump, dough”), from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “barley-cake, lump (of dough)”). The Greek noun may be derived from the verb μάσσω (mássō, “to knead”), ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European *maǵ- (“to oil, knead”), although this is uncertain. Doublet of masa.
From Middle English messe, masse, from Old English mæsse (“the mass, church festival”) and Old French messe, from Vulgar Latin *messa (“Eucharist, dismissal”), from Late Latin missa, noun use of feminine past participle of classical Latin mittere (“to send”), from ite, missa est (“go, (the assembly) is dismissed”), reanalyzed as "go, [that] is the missa", last words of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church.
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