massif

(Anglès)

1. A principal mountain mass.
2. 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.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/mæˈsiːf/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Borrowed from French massif, from Middle French massif, ultimately from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “barley-cake, lump (of dough)”).

Conceptes

massís

serralada

Sinònims

mountain range

plot of land

table

group of mountains

mountain system

crustal block

land parcel

Traduccions

massif

macizo

Massiv

massiccio

Bergmassiv

maciço

masyw

bergmassief

rêzeçiya

gebergte

massief

łańcuch górski

cordilheira

cordillera

dağ kitlesi