MASSIF

massif

(noun) a block of the earth’s crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

massif (plural massifs)

A principal mountain mass.

A block of the earth's crust bounded by faults or flexures and displaced as a unit without internal change; normally consists of gneisses and schists

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