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MASS

1993 - Ongoing

The possible meanings and conotations of "mass".

(Noun) 1. A large body of matter with no definite shape, 2. Any of the main portions in a painting or drawing that each have some unity in colour, lighting, or some other quality, 3. A large number of people or objects crowded together, 4. A large amount of material, 5. (masses) A large quantity or amount of something, 6.(the masses) the majority of, 7. (the masses) The ordinary people, 8. Physics mass noun The quantity of matter which a body contains, as measured by its acceleration under a given force or by the force exerted on it by a gravitational field, 9. (in general use) weight, (Adjective) attributive Involving or affecting large numbers of people or things. (Verb) Assemble or cause to assemble into a single body or mass,. (Phrases) 1. Be completely covered with, ‘his face was a mass of bruises’ . 2. As a body, ‘men advancing in mass’ . 3. As a whole, ‘her affection for humanity in the mass’. “Mass” (Noun) The celebration of the Christian Eucharist, especially in the Roman Catholic Church. ‘we went to Mass’.

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