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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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quota
English
Etymology
From Latin quota pars; see Latin quota.
Pronunciation
- (US, General American) IPA(key): /?kwo?t?/
Noun
quota (plural quotas)
- A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
- A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.
- 2020 October 30, "Olimar's Assignment", in Pikmin 3 Deluxe, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, day 3: River:
- 2020 October 30, "Olimar's Assignment", in Pikmin 3 Deluxe, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, day 3: River:
- (business, economics) A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.
Synonyms
- (proportional part): allocation, allotment, apportionment, quotum
Related terms
- numerus clausus
Translations
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
quota
- Plural form of quotum
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?.ta/, /kw?.ta/
Noun
quota m (plural quotas)
- quota
Further reading
- “quota” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- toqua
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kw?.ta/
Noun
quota f (plural quote)
- share, amount, part
- fee, instalment, dues
- height, altitude, level
- depth
- quota
Derived terms
- quotare
Verb
quota
- inflection of quotare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Latin
Pronunciation
- quota: (Classical) IPA(key): /?k?o.ta/, [?k??t?ä]
- quota: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?kwo.ta/, [?kw??t??]
- quot?: (Classical) IPA(key): /?k?o.ta?/, [?k??t?ä?]
- quot?: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?kwo.ta/, [?kw??t??]
Adjective 1
quota
- inflection of quotus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Adjective 2
quot?
- ablative feminine singular of quotus
References
- quota in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Portuguese
Noun
quota f (plural quotas)
- Alternative form of cota, exclusively in the sense of the english word quota, but not for the other uses of cota meaning he quotes or armour coat).
Spanish
Noun
quota f (plural quotas)
- Obsolete spelling of cuota
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