/ma seef", mas"if/ ; Fr. /mann seef"/ , n.
1. a compact portion of a mountain range, containing one or more summits.
2. a large elevated block of old complex rocks resistant to both erosion and crustal folding.
3. a band or zone of the earth's crust raised or depressed as a unit and bounded by faults.
[ 1515-25; massif MASSIVE ]