masses
Произношение: [ˈmæsɪz]
Слово
Контекст: «large groups»
(noun) masses refers to large groups of people or things. It’s like a crowd of people gathered together, or many things piled up in one place.
Пример
The festival attracted masses of visitors from all over the city.
Пример
There weren't masses of people at the park; it was quite empty.
Пример
How do you think the masses will react to the new law?
Контекст: «physical science»
(noun) masses also means the amount of matter in an object. It tells us how heavy something is, and it's an important idea in science.
Пример
The masses of the two objects were measured to see which one is heavier.
Пример
The two items have different masses, but one is not heavier than the other.
Пример
What are the masses of the two balls we are comparing?
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