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Mass (Noun)

Meaning¹

The property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Examples

The mass of the Earth is approximately 5.97 x 10^24 kilograms.
The mass of an object is a measure of the amount of matter it contains.
According to Newton's law of universal gravitation, every point mass attracts every other point mass by a force acting along the line intersecting both points.
The mass of a body is a fundamental property that determines its resistance to changes in its motion.
The mass of an object remains constant regardless of its location in the universe, but its weight can vary depending on the gravitational field it is in.

Meaning²

The property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports".

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money".