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Массивный |
Pronunciation : Mass"ive
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [F. massif.]
Definition : 1. Forming, or consisting of, a large mass; compacted; weighty; heavy; massy. "Massive armor." Dr. H. More.
2. (Min.)
Defn: In mass; not necessarily without a crystalline structure, but having no regular form; as, a mineral occurs massive. Massive rock (Geol.), a compact crystalline rock not distinctly schistone, as granite; also, with some authors, an eruptive rock.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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