Massive

Massive

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Massive is an adjective related to mass.

Massive may refer to:

Media (communication)

  • Massive Magazine, a Midwestern United States electronic music publication
  • MASSIVE (software), a high-end computer animation and artificial intelligence software package used for generating crowd-related visual effects for film and television, used to create the huge battle scenes in the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy
  • Massive (TV series), a situation comedy first aired on BBC3 in September 2008
  • Massive (character), the villain voiced by Michael Clarke Duncan in Loonatics Unleashed, a U.S. animated television series
  • Massive Attack, a British trip-hop band credited as "Massive" on their breakthrough single
  • Massive B Soundsystem 96.9, an in-game radio station from the soundtrack of the game Grand Theft Auto IV
  • Massive Balls of Steel, the spinoff to the UK TV series Balls of Steel
  • Massive Conspiracy Against All Life, the third full-length album by San Francisco-based one-man black metal band Leviathan
  • Massive Development GmbH, a German computer game developer, acquired by JoWooD Productions in December 2000
  • Massive Entertainment, a Swedish computer game developer
  • Massive Grooves, the first solo album by King's X bassist Doug Pinnick under the name of Poundhound
  • Massive Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft that implements dynamic advertising in video games.
  • The Massive, in the U.S.animated television series Invader Zim, the starship that is home to The Almighty Tallest, the leaders of the Irken Empire.

Medicine

  • Massive coronary, a colloquial term for a Myocardial infarction or Heart attack
  • Massive myoclonia, also known as West syndrome or infantile spasms, a form of epilepsy in infants

Other

  • Massive compact halo object, an astronomical body that might explain the apparent presence of dark matter in galaxy halos
  • Massive crystal habit, a mineralogy term for an appearance (habit) type described as shapeless, with no distinctive external crystal shape
  • Massive McMuffin, a variant, sold only in New Zealand and some parts of Australia, of McDonald's Egg McMuffin breakfast sandwich
  • Massive rave, a type of dance party
  • Massive rock In mineralogy, massive means that the rock is homogeneous—not layered or having an obvious crystal structure, without cracks or joints.

See also

  • Massif, a section of a planet's crust that is demarcated by faults or flexures

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  • massive — has become an overused word in contexts that have little to do with mass: • Yet another massive stage project, now previewing at the Aldwych, where it officially opens on June 19 Times, 1980 • It s a trend set to turn this year s festive season… …   Modern English usage

  • massive — massive, massy, bulky, monumental, substantial are comparable when they mean impressively large or heavy. Massive distinctively stresses solidity and strength of construction and may imply an imposing appearance {its ceilings . . . heavy with… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • massive — [mas′iv] adj. [Fr massif, with change of suffix (see IVE), for OFr massiz < VL * massiceus < L massa, MASS] 1. a) forming or consisting of a large mass; big and solid; bulky; ponderous b) larger or greater than normal [a massive dose of… …   English World dictionary

  • massive — mass ive (m[.a]s [i^]v), a. [F. massif.] 1. Forming, or consisting of, a large mass; compacted; weighty; heavy; massy. Massive armor. Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] 2. (Min.) In mass; not necessarily without a crystalline structure, but having no… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Massive — (engl. gewaltig, kolossal) ist ein Computerprogramm zur Gruppensimulation, das von Stephen Regelous im Auftrag von Weta Digital für Peter Jacksons Herr der Ringe Trilogie entwickelt wurde. Das Programm dient vor allem zur Berechnung und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • massive — UK US /ˈmæsɪv/ adjective ► very large in size or amount: »The company needs to raise cash to pay down its massive $1.2 billion debt. »Last year saw central bank intervention on a truly massive scale. »If you are a major sports star or top bank… …   Financial and business terms

  • Massive — «Massive» Canción de Vincent Clarke Martyn Ware Grabación 2001 Discográfica AMP Records Escritor(es) Martyn Ware y …   Wikipedia Español

  • massive — (adj.) c.1400, from M.Fr. massif bulky, solid, from O.Fr. masse lump (see MASS (Cf. mass) (n.1)). Related: Massively; massiveness. U.S. Cold War strategy of massive retaliation was introduced by J.F. Dulles in early 1954 …   Etymology dictionary

  • massive — index capacious, compact (dense), copious, gross (flagrant), major, ponderous, prodigious ( …   Law dictionary

  • massive — [adj] large big, bulky, colossal, cracking, cumbersome, cumbrous, elephantine, enormous, extensive, gargantuan, gigantic, grand, great, gross, heavy, hefty, huge, hulking, immense, imposing, impressive, mammoth, mighty, monster, monumental,… …   New thesaurus

  • massive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) large and heavy or solid. 2) exceptionally large, intense, or severe. 3) forming a solid or continuous mass. DERIVATIVES massively adverb massiveness noun. ORIGIN French massif, from Latin massa mass …   English terms dictionary

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