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mass
English
Etymology 1
In late Middle English (circa 1400) as masse in the sense of "lump, quantity of matter", from Anglo-Norman masse, in Old French attested from the 11th century, via late Latin massa (“lump, dough”), from Ancient Greek ???? (mâza, “barley-cake, lump (of dough)”). The Greek noun is derived from the verb ????? (máss?, “to knead”), ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European *ma?- (“to oil, knead”). Doublet of masa.The sense of "a large number or quantity" arises circa 1580. The scientific sense is from 1687 (as Latin massa) in the works of Isaac Newton, with the first English use (as mass) occurring in 1704.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mæs/
- Rhymes: -æs
Noun
mass (countable and uncountable, plural masses)
- (physical) Matter, material.
- A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size
- (obsolete) Precious metal, especially gold or silver.
- (physics) The quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume. It is one of four fundamental properties of matter. It is measured in kilograms in the SI system of measurement.
- (pharmacology) A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills; as, blue mass.
- (medicine) A palpable or visible abnormal globular structure; a tumor.
- (bodybuilding) Excess body weight, especially in the form of muscle hypertrophy.
- (proscribed) Synonym of weight
- A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size
- A large quantity; a sum.
- Bulk; magnitude; body; size.
- The principal part; the main body.
- A large body of individuals, especially persons.
- (in the plural) The lower classes of persons.
- Bulk; magnitude; body; size.
Derived terms
Coordinate terms
(matter):
- weight
Translations
See also
- Customary units: slug, pound, ounce, long ton (1.12 short tons), short ton (commonly used)
- Metric units: gram (g), kilogram (kg), metric ton
Verb
mass (third-person singular simple present masses, present participle massing, simple past and past participle massed)
- (transitive) To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.
- (intransitive) To have a certain mass.
Synonyms
- (to form into a mass): See also Thesaurus:assemble
- (to collect into a mass): See also Thesaurus:coalesce or Thesaurus:round up
- (to have a certain mass): weigh
Translations
Adjective
mass (not generally comparable, comparative masser, superlative massest)
- Involving a mass of things; concerning a large quantity or number.
- Involving a mass of people; of, for, or by the masses.
Translations
Derived terms
- mass extinction
Etymology 2
From Middle English messe, masse, from Old English mæsse (“the mass, church festival”) and Old French messe, from Vulgar Latin *messa (“Eucharist, dismissal”), from Late Latin missa, noun use of feminine past participle of classical Latin mittere (“to send”), from ite, missa est (“go, (the assembly) is dismissed”), last words of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church. Compare Dutch mis (“mass”), German Messe (“mass”), Danish messe (“mass”), Swedish mässa (“mass; expo”), Icelandic messa (“mass”). More at mission.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -??s
- (US) IPA(key): /mæs/
- (UK) IPA(key): /mæs/, /m??s/
- Rhymes: -æs
Noun
mass (plural masses)
- (Christianity) The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism.
- (Christianity) Celebration of the Eucharist.
- (Christianity, usually as the Mass) The sacrament of the Eucharist.
- A musical setting of parts of the mass.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
mass (third-person singular simple present masses, present participle massing, simple past and past participle massed)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To celebrate mass.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- massing priests
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
Translations
Further reading
- mass in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- mass in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- ASMS, ASMs, MSAs, SAMs, SMAs, SMSA, Sams, sams
Võro
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *maksa, from Proto-Uralic *mëksa.
Noun
mass (genitive massa, partitive massa)
- liver
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Related to Estonian maks.
Noun
mass (genitive massu, partitive massu)
- tax, payment
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
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fuse
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: fyo?oz, IPA(key): /fju?z/
- Hyphenation: fuse
- Rhymes: -u?z
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Italian fuso and French fusée, from Latin f?sus (“spindle”).
Noun
fuse (plural fuses)
- A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device.
- Synonym: fuze (US)
- (manufacturing, mining, military) The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device.
- Synonym: fuze
- (electrical engineering) A device to prevent the overloading of an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.
- (figuratively) Indicating a tendency to lose one's temper.
- A friction match for smokers' use, having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.
- A kind of match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip.
Usage notes
Professional publications about explosives and munitions distinguish the fuse and fuze spellings. The latter is preferred for the sense “mechanism that ignites the charge”.
Derived terms
- blow a fuse
- fusebox
- fuse wire
- short fuse
Translations
Etymology 2
Back-formation from fusion (“to melt”).
Verb
fuse (third-person singular simple present fuses, present participle fusing, simple past and past participle fused)
- (transitive) To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.
- (intransitive) To melt together.
- To furnish with or install a fuse.
- (organic chemistry) To form a bicyclic compound from two similar or different types of ring such that two or more atoms are shared between the resulting rings
Synonyms
- (mix indistinguishably): See also Thesaurus:homogenize
- (melt together): meld, smelt
Translations
Anagrams
- feus
French
Pronunciation
- Homophones: fusent, fuses
Verb
fuse
- first-person singular present indicative of fuser
- third-person singular present indicative of fuser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of fuser
- third-person singular present subjunctive of fuser
- second-person singular imperative of fuser
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uze
Adjective
fuse
- feminine plural of fuso
Noun
fuse f pl
- plural of fusa
Participle
fuse f pl
- feminine plural of fuso
Verb
fuse
- third-person singular past historic of fondere
Latin
Participle
f?se
- vocative masculine singular of f?sus
Adverb
f?s? (comparative f?sius, superlative f?sissim?)
- widely, extensively
- in great detail
- loosely, roughly
References
- fuse in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- fuse in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- fuse in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
fuse (present tense fuser, past tense fuste, past participle fust)
- rush
Adjective
fuse
- inflection of fus:
- definite singular
- plural
References
- “fuse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- fusa (verb) (a infinitive)
Verb
fuse (present tense fusar, past tense fusa, past participle fusa, passive infinitive fusast, present participle fusande, imperative fus)
- rush
Adjective
fuse
- inflection of fus:
- definite singular
- plural
- neuter of fusen
References
- “fuse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?fu.se]
Etymology 1
Verb
fuse
- third-person singular simple perfect indicative of fi: he/she has been
Synonyms
- fu (informal)
Etymology 2
Noun
fuse n
- indefinite plural of fus
Venetian
Verb
fuse
- first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of èser
- third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of èser
- third-person plural imperfect subjunctive of èser
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