physical property - a property used to characterize physical objects

biomass - the total mass of living matter in a given unit area

critical mass - the minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction

rest mass - (physics) the mass of a body as measured when the body is at rest relative to an observer, an inherent property of the body

relativistic mass - (physics) the mass of a body in motion relative to the observer: it is equal to the rest mass multiplied by a factor that is greater than 1 and that increases as the magnitude of the velocity increases

bulk - the property possessed by a large mass

gravitational mass - (physics) the mass of a body as measured by its gravitational attraction for other bodies

inertial mass - (physics) the mass of a body as determined by the second law of motion from the acceleration of the body when it is subjected to a force that is not due to gravity

atomic mass - (chemistry) the mass (in atomic mass units) of an isotope of an element

atomic weight, relative atomic mass - (chemistry) the ratio of the atomic mass of an element to half the atomic mass of carbon-12

mass energy - (physics) the mass of a body regarded relativistically as energy

molecular weight, relative molecular mass - (chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule

mass defect, mass deficiency - the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles

fundamental measure, fundamental quantity - one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement

large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude

deluge, flood, inundation, torrent - an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"

aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole

logjam - an immovable mass of logs blocking a river

shock - a bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly shock of black hair"

religious ceremony, religious ritual - a ceremony having religious meaning

High Mass - a solemn and elaborate Mass with music

Low Mass - a Mass recited without music

Requiem - a Mass celebrated for the dead

Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy

Protestant Church, Protestant - the Protestant churches and denominations collectively

body - an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; "heavenly body"

coprolith, faecalith, fecalith, stercolith - a hard mass of dried feces

mush, pulp - any soft or soggy mass; "he pounded it to a pulp"

group, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

laity, temporalty - everyone except the clergy

audience - the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment; "every artist needs an audience"; "the broadcast reached an audience of millions"

followers, following - a group of followers or enthusiasts

magnitude - the property of relative size or extent; "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"

dollar volume, turnover - the volume measured in dollars; "the store's dollar volume continues to rise"

High Mass - a solemn and elaborate Mass with music

church music, religious music - genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies

Requiem - a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead

prayer - a fixed text used in praying

press - crowd closely; "The crowds pressed along the street"

crowd together, crowd - to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah"

general - applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"

collective - forming a whole or aggregate