Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as massage.
  • noun The act denoted by the verb mass.
  • noun The act denoted by the verb mass.

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  • verb Present participle of mass.
  • noun A bringing together into a mass.

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Examples

  • The massing is composed of volumes stepping down from north to south in terraces.

    ChiaroScuro House by Studio Ectypos 2009

  • His use of massing is beautiful; his walls ARE the art.

    Vanguard Way House by Morrison Seifert Murphy 2009

  • Both in massing and exterior colors, the house consciously relates to the predominant neighborhood context of brick and stone residences.

    The Seigle House by Lohan Anderson 2008

  • Lee was probably occupied in massing his troops, while the Federals were fairly mud-bound.

    Foreign and Colonial News 1865

  • The building "massing" - size and shape - is the same, they confirmed, "because we believe it's viable."

    West Seattle Blog... 2008

  • Instead, the projects were presented to the public in the form of what urban designers call massing models, which represent generic building volumes and lack specific architectural details.

    Makeshift Metropolis Witold Rybczynski 2010

  • Instead, the projects were presented to the public in the form of what urban designers call massing models, which represent generic building volumes and lack specific architectural details.

    Makeshift Metropolis Witold Rybczynski 2010

  • Instead, the projects were presented to the public in the form of what urban designers call massing models, which represent generic building volumes and lack specific architectural details.

    Makeshift Metropolis Witold Rybczynski 2010

  • A big contributor to the dynamism of the massing is the recessed wing on the right-hand side, visually unified with the main portion of the house by the deep eave and modillions (oversized brackets) below it.

    New Orleans Saints Central 2010

  • On a diferent note, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the art term for 'shape weilding' - 'massing'?

    Why I Wrote Imaginative Realism James Gurney 2009

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