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UK
/mˈæsɪf/
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[ US /ˈmæsɪf, mæˈsif/ ]
[ US /ˈmæsɪf, mæˈsif/ ]
NOUN
- a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range
How To Use massif In A Sentence
- Here he pointed toward the white peaks of the great massif rising up to the east of the valley. THE LIGHTSTONE: BOOK ONE, PART TWO OF THE EA CYCLE
- The northern border of North China massif is an important sector of goldfields in China.
- Since all of the above are inventions of the high-growth period that lingered into the 1990s, I think that what we are seeing now is a combination of commercialized polish (once reserved for the massification of Taisho middle class culture and is now falling along with depato) and fast 風土 with prewar styles of community organization (rural village youth organization or collections of young people around an urban nagaya - always pretty randy). Néojaponisme » Blog Archive » The Yanmama Boom
- The context for lending is demassifying and the economics favors microloans.
- Lafaille's climbs give vivid illustration that adventure can still be found, even in the world's most crowded massif.
- Like the economic sectors it serves, it is demassified - composed of individuals who prize their differences.
- The valley from the hill to the massif was all flat plains covered with elephant grass.
- If the dissolution process has operated efficiently through time, then extensive caves will be found in a limestone massif.
- And climb a bit ... the centre of France was occupied by the Massif Central and it would be fairly inefficient to crash into it. Flying Finish
- This process, known as massification, would have to be accompanied by changes in curriculums and qualifications and the introduction of multiple entry and exit points. ANC Daily News Briefing