massif
Meanings
Plural: massifs
Noun
- a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range
- A principal mountain mass.
- A block of the earth's crust bounded by faults or flexures and displaced as a unit without internal change; normally consists of gneisses and schists.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French massif, from Middle French massif, ultimately from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “barley-cake, lump (of dough)”).
Scrabble Score: 11
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Words With Friends Score: 12
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