Thesaurus: massive

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1. a. Forming, or consisting of, a large mass; compacted; weighty; heavy; massy.
2. a. In mass; not necessarily without a crystalline structure, but having no regular form; as, a mineral occurs massive.
3. adj. imposing in size or bulk or solidity
4. adj. being the same substance throughout
5. adj. imposing in scale or scope or degree or power
6. adj. consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
7. 1. Forming, or consisting of, a large mass; compacted; weighty; heavy; massy. "Massive armor." Dr. H. More. 2. (Min.) 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.
8. In mass; not necessarily without a crystalline structure, buthaving no regular form; as, a mineral occurs massive. Massive rock(Geol.), a compact crystalline rock not distinctly schistone, asgranite; also, with some authors, an eruptive rock.
9. j:100 s. imposing in size or bulk or solidity s. being the same substance throughout s. imposing in scale or scope or degree or power s. consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter