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mass meaning in Italian

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mass (involving a mass of people)
adjective
[UK: mæs]
[US: ˈmæs]

di massaadjective

mass [masses] (quantity of matter cohering together to make one body)
noun
[UK: mæs]
[US: ˈmæs]

massanoun
{f}
They called it mass murder. = Lo chiamarono omicidio di massa.

mass [masses] (religion: Eucharist)
noun
[UK: mæs]
[US: ˈmæs]

messanoun
{f}
The mass has not yet been said. = La messa non è ancora stata detta.

Mass [masses] (Roman Catholic Church: the principal liturgical service)
noun
[UK: mæs]
[US: ˈmæs]

messanoun
{f}
The mass has not yet been said. = La messa non è ancora stata detta.

mass extinction (sharp decrease in the total number of species)
noun

estinzione di massanoun
{f}

mass grave (a grave containing many corpses)
noun
[UK: mæs ɡreɪv]
[US: ˈmæs ˈɡreɪv]

fossa comunenoun
{f}

mass media (public communication that reaches a large audience)
noun
[UK: mæs ˈmiː.dɪə]
[US: ˈmæs ˈmiː.diə]

mezzi di comunicazionenoun
{Pl}

mass murder (successive killing of many people)
noun

uccisione di massanoun
{f}

mass murderer (someone who commits a mass murder, see also: serial killer)
noun
[UK: mæs ˈmɜː.də.rə(r)]
[US: ˈmæs ˈmɝː.də.rər]

assassino di massanoun
{m}

assassino serialenoun
{m}

mass number [mass numbers] (number of protons and neutrons in an atomic nucleus)
noun
[UK: mæs ˈnʌm.bə(r)]
[US: ˈmæs ˈnʌm.br̩]

numero di massanoun
{m}

mass production (process of manufacturing products on a large scale)
noun
[UK: mæs prə.ˈdʌk.ʃn̩]
[US: ˈmæs prə.ˈdək.ʃn̩]

produzione di massanoun
{f}

mass vaccination centre (large facilities enabled to vaccinate)
noun

centro di vaccinazionenoun
{m}

vaccinodromonoun
{m}

Massa (surname)
proper noun
[UK: ˈmæ.sə]
[US: ˈmæ.sə]

Massaproper noun

Massa Carrara (province)
proper noun

Massa e Carraraproper noun

Massachusetts (a state of the United States of America)
proper noun
[UK: ˌmæ.sə.ˈtʃuː.sɪts]
[US: ˌmæ.sə.ˈtʃuː.səts]

Massachusettsproper noun
{m}
Dan lives in Boston, Massachusetts. = Dan vive a Boston, in Massachusetts.

massacre [massacres] (intentional mass killing)
noun
[UK: ˈmæ.səkə(r)]
[US: ˈmæ.səkər]

stragenoun
{f}

Massacre of the Innocents (Christianity: incident in the nativity narrative)
proper noun

strage degli innocentiproper noun
{f}

massage [massages] (rubbing, kneading, or hitting muscled part of a body)
noun
[UK: ˈmæ.sɑːʒ]
[US: mə.ˈsɑːʒ]

massaggionoun
{m}
I need a massage. = Mi serve un massaggio.

massager [massagers] (instrument or device designed to massage the body)
noun
[UK: mə.ˈsɑː.ʒə(r)]
[US: mə.ˈsɑː.ʒər]

massaggiatorenoun
{m}

masseter [masseters] (muscle)
noun
[UK: mˈasetə]
[US: mˈæseɾɚ]

masseterenoun
{m}

masseur [masseurs] (a person who performs massage)
noun
[UK: mæ.ˈsɜː(r)]
[US: mæ.ˈsɝːr]

massaggiatorenoun
{m}
I am a masseur. = Sono un massaggiatore.

massaggiatricenoun
{f}

masseuse [masseuses] (a female masseur)
noun
[UK: mæ.ˈsɜːz]
[US: mæ.ˈsɜːz]

massaggiatricenoun

massif [massifs] (principal mountain mass)
noun
[UK: mæ.ˈsiːf]
[US: mæ.ˈsiːf]

massiccionoun
{m}

massive (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming)
adjective
[UK: ˈmæ.sɪv]
[US: ˈmæ.sɪv]

enormeadjectiveJupiter is massive. = Giove è enorme.

imponenteadjectiveThe elephant is a massive mammal. = L'elefante è un mammifero imponente.

massiccioadjectiveJupiter is massive. = Giove è massiccio.

massive (of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky)
adjective
[UK: ˈmæ.sɪv]
[US: ˈmæ.sɪv]

gigantescoadjective

massivoadjective

vastoadjective

voluminosoadjective

massotherapy noun

massoterapianoun
{f}

accelerator mass spectrometry analysis noun

analisi per spettrometria di massa con acceleratorenoun
{?}

biomass [biomasses] (vegetation used as fuel)
noun
[UK: ˈbaɪəʊ.mæs]
[US: ˈbaɪo.ʊ.mæs]

biomassanoun
{f}

centre of mass (point where the mass can be considered concentrated)
noun
[UK: ˈsen.tə(r) əv mæs]
[US: ˈsen.tər əv ˈmæs]

baricentronoun
{m}

Christmassy (resembling or having feelings of Christmas)
adjective
[UK: ˈkrɪ.smə.sɪ]
[US: ˈkrɪ.smə.sɪ]

natalizioadjective

coronal mass ejection noun
[UK: ˈkɒ.rənl mæs ɪ.ˈdʒek.ʃn̩]
[US: kəˈro.ʊ.nəl ˈmæs ɪ.ˈdʒek.ʃn̩]

espulsione di massa coronalenoun
{f}

critical mass (amount of fissile material needed to a nuclear chain reaction)
noun
[UK: ˈkrɪ.tɪk.l̩ mæs]
[US: ˈkrɪ.tɪk.l̩ ˈmæs]

massa criticanoun
{f}

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