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massive |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Massive \Mass"ive\, a. [F. massif.] 1. Forming, or consisting of a large mass; compacted; weighty; heavy; massy. ``Massive armor.'' --Dr. H. More 2. (Min.) In mass; not necessarily without a crystalline structure, but having no regular form as a mineral occurs massive. {Massive rock} (Geol.), a compact crystalline rock not distinctly schistone, as granite; also with some authors, an eruptive rock. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: massive adj 1: imposing in size or bulk or solidity; "massive oak doors"; "Moore's massive sculptures"; "the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture"; "a monumental scale" [syn: {monolithic}, {monumental}] 2: being the same substance throughout; "massive silver" 3: imposing in scale or scope or degree or power; "massive retaliatory power"; "a massive increase in oil prices"; "massive changes" 4: consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter; "Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planets"
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