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massif
n.
group of mountains (French)
Massif
In
geology, a
massif is a section of a planet's
crust that is demarcated by
faults or
flexures. In the
movement of the crust, a massif tends to retain its internal structure while being displaced as a whole. The term is also used to refer to a group of
mountains formed by such a structure.
massif
Noun
1. a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range
(hypernym) geological formation, formation
(part-holonym) range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains
massif
adj.
massive, heavy; mass, solid
massif
nm.
clump, massif, group of mountains (French)
massif
