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mas·sive
(măs′ĭv)adj.
1.
a. Consisting of or making up a large mass; bulky, heavy, and solid: a massive piece of furniture. See Synonyms at heavy.
b. Physics Having relatively high mass: a massive particle.
2.
a. Large or imposing, as in quantity, scope, degree, intensity, or scale: "Local defense must be reinforced by the further deterrent of massive retaliatory power" (John Foster Dulles).
b. Large in comparison with the usual amount: a massive dose of a drug.
c. Affecting a large area of bodily tissue; widespread and severe: massive gangrene.
3.
a. Mineralogy Lacking internal crystalline structure; amorphous.
b. Geology Without internal structure or layers and homogeneous in composition. Used of a rock.
[Middle English massif, from Old French, from masse, mass; see mass.]
mas′sive·ly adv.
mas′sive·ness n.
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massive
(ˈmæsɪv)adj
1. (of objects) large in mass; bulky, heavy, and usually solid
2. impressive or imposing in quality, degree, or scope: massive grief.
3. relatively intensive or large; considerable: a massive dose.
4. (Pathology) pathol affecting a large area of the body: a massive cancer.
5. (Geological Science) geology
a. (of igneous rocks) having no stratification, cleavage, etc; homogeneous
b. (of sedimentary rocks) arranged in thick poorly defined strata
6. (Minerals) mineralogy without obvious crystalline structure
n
slang a group of friends or associates; gang: the Staines massive.
[C15: from French massif, from masse mass]
ˈmassively adv
ˈmassiveness n
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mas•sive
(ˈmæs ɪv)adj.
1. consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns.
2. imposingly large or prominent: a massive forehead.
3. large in scale, amount, or degree: a massive dose.
4. great in extent or profundity.
5. Mineral. having no outward crystal form although sometimes crystalline in internal structure.
mas′sive•ly, adv.
mas′sive•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. |  massive - imposing in size or bulk or solidity; "massive oak doors"; "Moore's massive sculptures"; "the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture"; "a monumental scale"big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" |
| 2. | massive - being the same substance throughout; "massive silver" solid - entirely of one substance with no holes inside; "a solid block of wood" | |
| 3. |  massive - imposing in scale or scope or degree or power; "massive retaliatory power"; "a massive increase in oil prices"; "massive changes"big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" | |
| 4. |  massive - consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter; "Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planets"heavy - of comparatively great physical weight or density; "a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogany furniture" |
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massive
adjective huge, great, big, heavy, imposing, vast, enormous, solid, impressive, substantial, extensive, monster, immense, hefty, titanic, gigantic, monumental, whacking (informal), mammoth, bulky, colossal, whopping (informal), weighty, stellar (informal), hulking, ponderous, gargantuan, elephantine, ginormous (informal), humongous or humungous (U.S. slang) a massive steam boat
little, small, minute, light, tiny, thin, slight, petty, trivial, frail
little, small, minute, light, tiny, thin, slight, petty, trivial, frail
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massive
adjective2. Having a relatively great weight:
3. Of extraordinary size and power:
behemoth, Brobdingnagian, Bunyanesque, colossal, cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, herculean, heroic, huge, immense, jumbo, mammoth, massy, mastodonic, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, prodigious, pythonic, stupendous, titanic, tremendous, vast.
Informal: walloping.
Slang: whopping.
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Translations
ضَخمٌضَخْم، كَبير
masivníobrovskýtěžký
massivenorm
massiivinen
golem
òungur, fyrirferîarmikill
どっしりした
크고 무거운
masinismasyviaimasyvumasmasyvus
masīvssmags
mogočenogromen
massiv
ใหญ่โต
to lớn
massive
[ˈmæsɪv] ADJ [wall] → macizo, sólido; [boulder, increase, dose, support] → enorme; [person, head, body] → enorme, gigantesco; [explosion, effort] → enorme, grande; [job losses] → cuantioso; [intervention, influx] → masivomassive heart attack → infarto m masivo
on a massive scale → a gran escala
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massive
[ˈmæsɪv] adj [increase, change, scale, number] → massif/ive
a massive increase in the number of sth → une augmentation massive du nombre de qch
There has been a massive increase in the number of fraudulent claims → Il y a eu une augmentation massive du nombre de demandes frauduleuses.
on a massive scale → à une échelle massive, sur une échelle massive
a failure on a massive scale → un échec à une échelle massive
bombing on a massive scale
BUT des bombardements massifs.
a massive increase in the number of sth → une augmentation massive du nombre de qch
There has been a massive increase in the number of fraudulent claims → Il y a eu une augmentation massive du nombre de demandes frauduleuses.
on a massive scale → à une échelle massive, sur une échelle massive
a failure on a massive scale → un échec à une échelle massive
bombing on a massive scale
BUT des bombardements massifs.
(= very serious) [fraud] → massif/ive; [heart attack, haemorrhage] → massif/ive, foudroyant(e); [explosion, air attack] → massif/ive
He suffered a massive brain haemorrhage → Il a été victime d'une hémorragie cérébrale massive., Il a été victime d'une hémorragie cérébrale foudroyante.
a massive blow → un rude coup
This is a massive blow to British fishermen → C'est un rude coup porté aux pêcheurs britanniques.
He suffered a massive brain haemorrhage → Il a été victime d'une hémorragie cérébrale massive., Il a été victime d'une hémorragie cérébrale foudroyante.
a massive blow → un rude coup
This is a massive blow to British fishermen → C'est un rude coup porté aux pêcheurs britanniques.
(= huge) [+ object, vehicle] → massif/ive
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
massive
adj (= huge) → riesig, enorm; task → gewaltig; attack, pressure, support, heart attack, stroke → massiv; (= bulky, weighty) structure, wall → massiv, wuchtig; forehead → breit, wuchtig; boxer → wuchtig, massig; he weighs in at a massive 17 stone → er wiegt beachtliche 108 Kilo; massive furniture → Massivholzmöbel pl; on a massive scale → in riesigem Umfang; the ship was designed on a massive scale → das Schiff hatte riesenhafte Ausmaße; the symphony is conceived on a massive scale → die Sinfonie or Symphonie ist grandios konzipiert; space research is financed on a massive scale → Raumforschung wird mit riesigen Summen finanziert
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
massive
(ˈmӕsiv) adjective huge or heavy. a massive building; a massive burden of taxation.
ˈmassively adverbˈmassiveness noun
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massive
→ ضَخمٌ obrovský massiv enorm μαζικός masivo massiivinen massif golem enorme どっしりした 크고 무거운 enorm massiv masywny enorme массивный massiv ใหญ่โต ağır to lớn 大规模的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
massive
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