massing
Troops assembling en masse
Massing is the gathering or assembling of things into a mass or large group.
Clouds mass before a storm; troops mass at a border.
In architecture and design, massing refers to the overall shape and volume of a building—how its solid forms are arranged: The architect's model showed the massing of the new development.
The word emphasizes bulk and accumulation.
Dense pressing crowd
- multitudeVery large number
- hordeDisorganized, overwhelming crowd
- swarmMass of moving insects
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
assembly · mob · concourse · confluence · gathering · rally · convocation · huddle
Collected mass over time
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
- aggregationCombined collection of items
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
intensification · surge · proliferation · swelling · amplification · expansion · increase · mounting
Particles settling in liquid
- strataParallel geological layers
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- layeringForming successive strata
- outcropSurfacing native stone
accumulation · bedrock · formation · stratification · aggregation · conglomerate · accretion · sedimentary
Military personnel collectively
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- regimentColonel-led military unit
division · brigade · formation · maneuver · concentration · buildup · reinforcement · staging
Arranged elements forming whole
- formShape or document
- volumeAmount of space filled
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- scaleMeasure of relative size
articulation · façade · elevation · envelope · geometry · modularity · zoning · fenestration
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Dense pressing crowd
congregation · assembly · mob · concourse · confluence · gathering · rally · convocation · huddle · cluster
accumulation
Collected mass over time
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
- aggregationCombined collection of items
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
escalation · intensification · surge · proliferation · swelling · amplification · expansion · increase · mounting · compounding
sedimentation
Particles settling in liquid
- strataParallel geological layers
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- layeringForming successive strata
outcrop · accumulation · bedrock · formation · stratification · aggregation · conglomerate · accretion · sedimentary · deposits
troops
Military personnel collectively
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- battalionMid-sized military unit
regiment · division · brigade · formation · maneuver · concentration · buildup · reinforcement · staging · garrison
composition
Arranged elements forming whole
- formShape or document
- volumeAmount of space filled
- proportionComparative relation of parts
scale · articulation · façade · elevation · envelope · geometry · modularity · zoning · fenestration · section
- clumping actionsclotting, curdling, coagulating, congealing, lumping
- urban planningcity planning, zoning map, master plans, zones, zoning reform
- crowdingcrowding, gathering, clustering, bunching, congregating
- architecture theoryformalism, functionalism, postmodernism, contextualism, deconstructivism
- architectureEiffel Tower, buildings, architects, design, thatching
- urban featuresstreet, skyscrapers, subway stations, high-rises, sidewalk
massingdispersing
Spreading widely apart
scattering · spreading · dissipating · diffusing · separating
massingdispersing
Spreading widely apart
scattering · retreating · withdrawing · demobilizing · disbanding
- massive bleeding
- massive stroke
- massive starVery large celestial body
- Massive AttackBritish trip-hop collective
- massive retaliationAll-out punitive response doctrine
- massively multiplayer online gameNetworked game with vast concurrent playerbase