ALL meanings of massing
mass
M m - noun massing Present participle of mass. 1
- noun massing a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough. 1
- noun massing a collection of incoherent particles, parts, or objects regarded as forming one body: a mass of sand. Synonyms: assemblage, heap, congeries. 1
- noun massing aggregate; whole (usually preceded by in the): People, in the mass, mean well. 1
- noun massing a considerable assemblage, number, or quantity: a mass of errors; a mass of troops. Synonyms: collection, accumulation, pile, conglomeration. 1
- noun massing bulk, size, expanse, or massiveness: towers of great mass and strength. Synonyms: magnitude, dimension. 1
- noun massing Fine Arts. Painting. an expanse of color or tone that defines form or shape in general outline rather than in detail. a shape or three-dimensional volume that has or gives the illusion of having weight, density, and bulk. 1
- noun massing the main body, bulk, or greater part of anything: the great mass of American films. Synonyms: majority. 1
- noun massing Physics. the quantity of matter as determined from its weight or from Newton's second law of motion. Abbreviation: m. Compare weight (def 2), relativistic mass, rest mass. 1
- noun massing Pharmacology. a preparation of thick, pasty consistency, from which pills are made. 1
- noun massing the masses, the ordinary or common people as a whole; the working classes or the lower social classes. Synonyms: proletariat, plebeians. 1
- adjective massing pertaining to, involving, or affecting a large number of people: mass unemployment; mass migrations; mass murder. 1
- adjective massing participated in or performed by a large number of people, especially together in a group: mass demonstrations; mass suicide. 1
- adjective massing pertaining to, involving, or characteristic of the mass of the people: the mass mind; a movie designed to appeal to a mass audience. 1
- adjective massing reaching or designed to reach a large number of people: television, newspapers, and other means of mass communication. 1
- adjective massing done on a large scale or in large quantities: mass destruction. 1
- verb without object massing to come together in or form a mass or masses: The clouds are massing in the west. 1
- verb with object massing to gather into or dispose in a mass or masses; assemble: The houses are massed in blocks. Synonyms: collect, marshal, amass, aggregate. Antonyms: disperse. 1