Hypertext Webster Gateway: "massive"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Massive \Mass"ive\, a. [F. massif.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
massive
adj 1: imposing in size or bulk or solidity; "massive oak doors";
"Moore's massive sculptures"; "the monolithic
proportions of Stalinist architecture"; "a monumental
scale" [syn: {monolithic}, {monumental}]
2: being the same substance throughout; "massive silver"
3: imposing in scale or scope or degree or power; "massive
retaliatory power"; "a massive increase in oil prices";
"massive changes"
4: consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of
matter; "Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial
planets"
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