mass

Noun

Singular mass

Plural masses

1. A measure of how much material is in something. <> nauyi, nauyin abubuwa.

   The Earth has much more mass than the moon.

   The spacesuit weighed 75 pounds on Earth but here in outer space it weighed nothing, although its mass was exactly the same.

2. Much material. <> ɗimbin kaya.

   A mass of dirty branches stopped the river.

3. A Christian ceremony or sermon. <> wa'azi.

   He goes to mass every Sunday.

4. A crowd of people. <> taron mutane.

   A mass of protesters gathered at city hall.

Synonyms

• (much material) ton, bunch
• (Christian ceremony) Eucharist