Massive
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Massive is an adjective related to mass
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Massive may refer to:
Mass
Mass can be defined as a quantitive measure of the resistance an object has to change in its velocity.In physics, mass commonly refers to any of the following three properties of matter, which have been shown experimentally to be equivalent:...
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Massive may refer to:
Media (communication)
- Massive MagazineMassive MagazineMassive Magazine was a Midwestern United States electronic music publication published by Matt Bonde of Mayville, Wisconsin. Issue #1 was released in 1993 and chronicled the evolution of rave zines that were being self-published by individuals during that time...
, a Midwestern United States electronic music publication - MASSIVE (software), a high-end computer animation and artificial intelligence software package used for generating crowd-related visual effects for film and television, used to create the huge battle scenes in the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy
- Massive (TV series)Massive (TV series)Massive is a sitcom broadcast on digital channel BBC Three. It is set in Manchester and stars Ralf Little and Carl Rice as Danny and Shay, who leave their office jobs to set up a record label when Danny inherits £10,000 following the death of his grandmother.The series began airing on BBC Three on...
, a situation comedy first aired on BBC3 in September 2008 - Massive (character)Loonatics UnleashedLoonatics Unleashed is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation that ran on the Kids' WB for two seasons from 2005 to 2007 in the United States, Teletoon in Canada, Kids Central in Singapore, Cartoon Network's Boomerang in Australia, Cartoon Network in the UK,...
, the villain voiced by Michael Clarke Duncan in Loonatics Unleashed, a U.S. animated television series - Massive AttackMassive AttackMassive Attack are an English DJ and trip hop duo from Bristol, England consisting of Robert "3D" Del Naja and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall. Working with co-producers, as well as various session musicians and guest vocalists, they make records and tour live. The duo are considered to be of the trip...
, a British trip-hop band credited as "Massive" on their breakthrough single - Massive B Soundsystem 96.9Grand Theft Auto IV soundtrackThe soundtrack to the game Grand Theft Auto IV, like the previous games in the series, is mostly made up of in-game radio stations. These radio stations can be listened to when driving various vehicles in the game, or at the start menu...
, an in-game radio station from the soundtrack of the game Grand Theft Auto IV - Massive Balls of Steel, the spinoff to the UK TV series Balls of Steel
- Massive Conspiracy Against All LifeMassive Conspiracy Against All LifeMassive Conspiracy Against All Life is the third full-length album by San Francisco-based one-man black metal band Leviathan.There was much controversy over the release of this album, which was originally slated for a summer release in 2007. Supposedly Wrest tried to release the album under the...
, the third full-length album by San Francisco-based one-man black metal band Leviathan - Massive Development GmbH, a German computer game developer, acquired by JoWooD Productions in December 2000
- Massive EntertainmentMassive EntertainmentMassive - A Ubisoft Studio is a Swedish video game company based in Malmö, Sweden. The company is fully owned by Ubisoft. They are best known for the Ground Control series of real-time tactics video games. They were acquired by Vivendi Universal Games in 2002...
, a Swedish computer game developer - Massive GroovesMassive Grooves from the Electric Church of Psychofunkadelic Grungelism Rock MusicMassive Grooves is the first solo album by King's X bassist Doug Pinnick under the name of Poundhound. The full title of the album is "Massive Grooves From The Electric Church Of Psychofunkadelic Grungelism Rock Music" but is typically shortened for obvious reasons.-Track listing:The Japanese...
, the first solo album by King's X bassist Doug Pinnick under the name of Poundhound - Massive IncorporatedMassive IncorporatedMassive Incorporated is an advertising company that provides software and services to dynamically host advertisements within video games. Massive Incorporated was purchased by Microsoft in May 2006 for approximately $200 million to $400 million....
, a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft that implements dynamic advertising in video games.
- The Massive, in the U.S.animated television series Invader Zim, the starship that is home to The Almighty Tallest, the leaders of the Irken Empire.
Medicine
- Massive coronary, a colloquial term for a Myocardial infarction or Heart attack
- Massive myoclonia, also known as West syndrome or infantile spasms, a form of epilepsy in infants
Other
- Massive compact halo objectMassive compact halo objectMassive astrophysical compact halo object, or MACHO, is a general name for any kind of astronomical body that might explain the apparent presence of dark matter in galaxy halos. A MACHO is a body composed of normal baryonic matter, which emits little or no radiation and drifts through interstellar...
, an astronomical body that might explain the apparent presence of dark matter in galaxy halos - Massive crystal habit, a mineralogy term for an appearance (habit) type described as shapeless, with no distinctive external crystal shape
- Massive McMuffin, a variant, sold only in New Zealand and some parts of Australia, of McDonald's Egg McMuffin breakfast sandwich
- Massive rave, a type of dance party
- Massive rockGraniteGranite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
In mineralogy, massive means that the rock is homogeneous—not layered or having an obvious crystal structure, without cracks or joints.
See also
- MassifMassifIn 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...
, a section of a planet's crust that is demarcated by faults or flexures