the mass of

phrase

: the main part of (something)

The mass of the iceberg is below the surface of the water.

His policies are supported by the (great/broad) mass of the people.

Examples of the mass of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Auriga can, for example, alter launch velocity depending on the mass of the projectile, the required range and the type of target being engaged. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

Starlink alone has doubled the mass of objects in low-Earth orbit, and this orbital data center constellation would dwarf that—and dispose of at least some satellites by pushing them away from Earth. — Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026

The third black hole is 5,500 light-years out from the center of J0148-4214 and has a mass two million times greater than the mass of our sun. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026

This stellar companion is apparently a luminous star that has three times the mass of the sun but is so close to the far brighter supergiant that its light had been hidden in the glare all this time. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the mass of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove