Meaning & use
massing
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The gathering of people, forces, or objects into a large group; in architecture, the overall three-dimensional arrangement of a building's volumes.
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Troops were massing along the border in preparation for the offensive.
The architect focused on the building's massing before finalizing any facade details.
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In architecture, "massing" is one of the earliest design decisions, shaping a building's overall silhouette before any surface detail is added.
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