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Webster 1913 Edition


massive

mass′ive

(mȧs′ĭv)
,
Adj.
[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 schistose, as granite; also, with some authors, an eruptive rock.

Definition 2024


mâssive

mâssive

See also: massive and Massive

Norman

Adjective

mâssive

  1. feminine singular of mâssif (massive)