dictionary definitions for "massive"


From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [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"

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  massive \mass"ive\ (m[.a]s"[i^]v), a. [F. massif.]
     1. Forming, or consisting of, a large mass; compacted;
        weighty; heavy; massy. "Massive armor." --Dr. H. More.
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     2. (Min.) In mass; not necessarily without a crystalline
        structure, but having no regular form; as, a mineral
        occurs massive.
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     Massive rock (Geol.), a compact crystalline rock not
        distinctly schistose, as granite; also, with some authors,
        an eruptive rock.
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