The Collaborative International Dictionary
massive \mass"ive\ (m[.a]s"[i^]v), a. [F. massif.]
Forming, or consisting of, a large mass; compacted; weighty; heavy; massy. ``Massive armor.''
--Dr. H. More.-
(Min.) In mass; not necessarily without a crystalline structure, but having no regular form; as, a mineral occurs massive.
Massive rock (Geol.), a compact crystalline rock not distinctly schistose, as granite; also, with some authors, an eruptive rock.
Usage examples of "massive rock".
It had the look of a cramped dungeon, massive rock walls on all sides.
The excavator was as self-contained as any ship at sea, everything stored, each cupboard and drawer secured against sudden jolts, but here the purpose of the craft was nakedly displayed, the massive rock drills lain neatly in their racks.
It seemed to fall toward them like some massive rock, plummeting downward out of the night.
Desperately, the defenders braced for the assault, massive Rock Trolls blocking the gates while Elves and Legion soldiers fought from atop the walls.
After they entered she stopped and gestured at a massive rock at the entrance.
The air trapped within the massive rock of the dam was stale and damp.
The River Master slowed and led Ben to a bench chiseled from a massive rock.
The massive Rock Troll rose with him and stood quietly waiting for his friend to make the next move, his great bulk towering over Shea.
Their bodies appeared to be carved and polished in oiled ebony, as they braced themselves behind the massive rock drills.
On the top of these cliffs stood a weird cluster of massive rock monoliths.