MASSIF


Meaning of MASSIF in English

/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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .