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Empirical function in astronomy
In astronomy, the initial mass function (IMF) is an empirical function that describes the initial distribution of masses for a population of stars during
Initial_mass_function
Topics referred to by the same term
binary system Halo mass function, a function that describes the mass distribution of dark matter halos Initial mass function, a function that describes the
Mass_function
Functional relationship between two quantities
body mass), and the social sciences (e.g. city sizes and income). Among them are: Neural scaling law Kepler's third law The initial mass function of stars
Power_law
Fourteenth letter in the Greek alphabet
fluid dynamics, the Iribarren parameter. The initial mass function in astronomy. The correlation function in astronomy. Spatial frequency; also sometimes
Xi_(letter)
Austrian–Australian–American astrophysicist (1924–2008)
production in stars. He later derived the initial mass function for the formation rates of stars of different mass in the Galaxy. Salpeter wrote with Hans
Edwin_E._Salpeter
origin of the stellar mass spectrum? That is, why do astronomers observe the same distribution of stellar masses—the initial mass function—apparently regardless
List of unsolved problems in astronomy
List_of_unsolved_problems_in_astronomy
Continuous band of stars that appears on plots of stellar color versus brightness
of newly formed stars is described empirically by the initial mass function.) During the initial collapse, this pre-main-sequence star generates thermal
Main_sequence
Gravitational process studied in astronomy
star, must also account for the statistics of binary stars and the initial mass function. Most stars do not form in isolation but as part of a group of stars
Star_formation
Zodiac constellation in the northern hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Gemini_(constellation)
Maximum mass of a stable white dwarf star
E.; Weaver, Thomas A. (1996). "The Neutron Star and Black Hole Initial Mass Function". Astrophysical Journal. 457: 834–843. arXiv:astro-ph/9510136. Bibcode:1996ApJ
Chandrasekhar_limit
Constellation in the southern hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Eridanus_(constellation)
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Draco_(constellation)
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Cassiopeia_(constellation)
Zodiac constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Libra_(constellation)
Elliptical galaxy
6505 were estimated. One result is that the central region has an initial mass function that is heavier than predicted with Chabrier and a dark matter fraction
NGC_6505
Constellation straddling the celestial equator
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Orion_(constellation)
Scientific study of celestial objects
stellar mass spectrum, i.e. why do astronomers observe the same distribution of stellar masses—the initial mass function—regardless of initial conditions
Astronomy
Curve on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram representing stars of a particular age
1963. If the initial mass function of the open cluster is known, isochrones can be calculated at any age by taking every star in the initial population
Stellar_isochrone
Zodiac constellation straddling the celestial equator
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Virgo_(constellation)
Zodiac constellation straddling the celestial equator
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Leo_(constellation)
Stellar classification
Michael; Maschberger, Thomas (2013). "The stellar and sub-stellar initial mass function of simple and composite populations". Planets, Stars, and Stellar
O-type_star
Spread of illness without organic cause
Mass psychogenic illness (MPI), also called mass sociogenic illness, mass psychogenic disorder, epidemic hysteria or mass hysteria, involves the spread
Mass_psychogenic_illness
Constellation straddling the celestial equator
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Hydra_(constellation)
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Lepus_(constellation)
Star formation process
formula for calculating this critical mass as a function of its density and temperature. The greater the mass of the cloud, the bigger its size, and
Jeans_instability
Zodiac constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Sagittarius_(constellation)
Constellation in the northern sky
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Ursa_Major
Zodiac constellation in the southern hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Capricornus
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Cepheus_(constellation)
Star at the centre of the Solar System
August 2007. Lada, C. J. (2006). "Stellar multiplicity and the initial mass function: Most stars are single". Astrophysical Journal Letters. 640 (1):
Sun
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Crux
Zodiac constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Scorpius
H II region in the constellation Dorado
McCaughrean, M.J.; Brandl, B.; Brandner, W.; et al. (2009). "The low-mass initial mass function in the 30 Doradus starburst cluster". The Astrophysical Journal
Tarantula_Nebula
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Puppis
Faint constellation on the celestial equator
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Monoceros
Early stage in the process of star formation
is still gathering mass from its parent molecular cloud. It is the earliest phase in the process of stellar evolution. For a low-mass star (i.e. that of
Protostar
Zodiac constellation straddling the celestial equator
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Taurus_(constellation)
Constellation straddling the celestial equator
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Cetus_(constellation)
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Vulpecula
Small constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Scutum_(constellation)
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Centaurus
Zodiac constellation straddling the celestial equator
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Pisces_(constellation)
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Lacerta
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Lyra
Zodiac constellation straddling the celestial equator
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Aquarius_(constellation)
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Vela_(constellation)
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Reticulum
Interstellar cloud
Luhman, K. L.; Rieke, G. H. (November 1999). "Low-Mass Star Formation and the Initial Mass Function in the ρ Ophiuchi Cloud Core". The Astrophysical Journal
Rho_Ophiuchi_cloud_complex
Hypothetical invisible cosmic material
P.; Carr, J. S. (2000). "From Stars to Superplanets: The Low-Mass Initial Mass Function in the Young Cluster IC 348". The Astrophysical Journal. 541 (2):
Dark_matter
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Camelopardalis
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Hercules_(constellation)
functional form of the initial mass function (IMF). Unlike the other functional forms of the IMF, the MLP is a single function with no joining conditions
Modified lognormal power-law distribution
Modified_lognormal_power-law_distribution
Process of energy release of a contracting star or planet
in this case are that of the thin shells of width dr, and the contained mass within radius r as one integrates between zero and the radius of the total
Kelvin–Helmholtz_mechanism
Constellation straddling the celestial equator
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Ophiuchus
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Pegasus_(constellation)
Multiple star system in the constellation Carina
S2CID 53001712. Harayama, Y.; Eisenhauer, F.; Martins, F. (2008). "The Initial Mass Function of the Massive Star-forming Region NGC 3603 from Near-Infrared Adaptive
HD_97950
Astronomical theory about the Solar System
particle number density of roughly 10,000 to 100,000 cm−3. The initial collapse of a solar-mass protostellar nebula takes around 100,000 years. Every nebula
Nebular_hypothesis
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Carina_(constellation)
Constellation in the southern sky
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Dorado
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Boötes
Pressure exerted upon any surface exposed to electromagnetic radiation
star, must also account for the statistics of binary stars and the initial mass function. Planetary systems are generally believed to form as part of the
Radiation_pressure
Hypothetical type of dark matter in physics
such large galaxies. However, this depends upon assuming a stellar initial mass function. If early star formation favored massive stars, this could explain
Cold_dark_matter
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Lupus_(constellation)
Class of young variable stars
surface temperatures are similar to those of main-sequence stars of the same mass, but they are significantly more luminous because their radii are larger
T_Tauri_star
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Volans
Astronomical phenomenon
planets to form before the solar nebula dispersed, because the initial disc lacked enough mass density to consolidate into a planet. The Kuiper belt lies
Planetary_migration
Stellar system in the constellation Carina
Sung, Hwankyung; Bessell, Michael S. (2012). "Distance and the Initial Mass Function of Young Open Clusters in the η Carina Nebula: Tr 14 and Tr 16"
Eta_Carinae
Constellation near the celestial equator
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Aquila_(constellation)
Zodiac constellation in the northern hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Cancer_(constellation)
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Ursa_Minor
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Andromeda_(constellation)
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere, containing the south celestial pole
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Octans
Zodiac constellation in the northern hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Aries_(constellation)
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Canes_Venatici
Constellation on the celestial equator
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Sextans
Analytical technique based on determining mass to charge ratio of ions
results are presented as a mass spectrum, a plot of intensity as a function of the mass-to-charge ratio. These spectra are used to determine the elemental
Mass_spectrometry
Star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Gliese_887
Constellation in the Southern Sky
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Chamaeleon
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Cygnus_(constellation)
Group of stars
Observations of the Embedded Cluster in NGC 2024: Constraints on the Initial Mass Function and Binary Fraction". The Astronomical Journal. 126 (4): 1665–1676
Star_cluster
Hypothetical form of dark matter in galactic halos
G.P.; Carr, J.S. (2000). "From Stars to Superplanets: The Low-Mass Initial Mass Function in the Young Cluster IC 348*". The Astrophysical Journal. 541
Massive_compact_halo_object
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Indus_(constellation)
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Columba_(constellation)
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Canis_Major
Czech-Australian astrophysicist
Gilmore, "The distribution of low-mass stars in the Galactic disc",MNRAS 262, 545 (1993). P. Kroupa, "The Initial Mass Function of Stars: Evidence for Uniformity
Pavel_Kroupa
Minor constellation in the southern sky
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Phoenix_(constellation)
Isolated, small, and opaque nebula
place. Bok globules are found within H II regions, and typically have a mass of about two to 50 solar masses contained within a region about a light year
Bok_globule
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Equuleus
Red dwarf star in the constellation Lepus
Smart, R. L.; Casewell, S. L.; Raddi, Roberto (2024-04-01). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ∼3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
2MASS_J0523−1403
Topics referred to by the same term
of plasma cells in the bone marrow Inframammary fold, in anatomy Initial mass function, in stellar astronomy Intermolecular force, non-bonding electrostatic
IMF_(disambiguation)
Dwarf irregular galaxy, satellite galaxy of the Milky Way
massive stars and high-mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs), which are the relics of the short-lived upper end of the initial mass function. The young stellar population
Small_Magellanic_Cloud
Mathematical function
if the initial mass-density is φ(x), then the mass-density at later times is obtained by taking the convolution of φ with a Gaussian function. The convolution
Gaussian_function
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Pyxis
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Auriga
Open cluster in the constrellation Hydrus
cluster NGC 602" Carlson, L. R., et al., 2007 ApJL 665, 109 "The Initial Mass Function of the Stellar Association NGC 602 in the Small Magellanic Cloud
NGC_602
Constellation in the northern hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Coma_Berenices
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Delphinus
Substellar object in a binary system
"Spectroscopy of new brown dwarf members of ρ Ophiuchi and an updated initial mass function". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 539: A151. arXiv:1201.1912. Bibcode:2012A&A
CFHTWIR-Oph_98_b
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
Caelum
Small star in constellation of Virgo
Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Marocco, Federico; et al. (April 2024). "The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of ~3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs"
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INITIAL MASS-FUNCTION
INITIAL MASS-FUNCTION
Male
Hebrew
(מַשָׂ×) Variant spelling of Hebrew Massa, MASA means "burden." Compare with another form of Masa.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a pet form of the medieval personal name Pascal, which was brought to England from France.German : topographic name from Pass ‘pass’, ‘passage’ (from Middle Low German pas ‘pace’, ‘passage way’, ‘water gauge’).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name or nickname from Yiddish and Polish pas ‘belt’, ‘girdle’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Marsh.French : habitational name from places so named in Ardèche, Ardennes, Gard, Loire, Nièvre, and Meurthe-et-Moselle, from the Latin personal name Marcius, used adjectivally.French : from the personal name Meard, Mard, Mart, vernacular forms of the saint’s name Médard. Morlet notes that there are a number of places called Saint-Mars, formerly recorded in Latin as Sanctus Medardus.French : from the name of the month, mars ‘ March’, denoting seed sown in March, and hence a metonymic name for an arable grower.French (De Mars) : habitational name from Mars in the Ardennes.Dutch : from a short form of the personal name Marsilius.
Female
Japanese
(1-æ£, 2-é›…, 3-昌, 4-真, 5-政, 6-å°†) Unisex short form of Japanese names beginning with Masa-, MASA means 1) "correct, just," 2) "elegant," 3) "flourishing, prosperous" 4) "genuine, true," 5) "governing, political," 6) "military." Compare with strictly masculine Masa.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name denoting a serf, Middle English, Old French vass(e), from Late Latin vassus, of Celtic origin. Compare Welsh gwas ‘boy’, Gaelic foss ‘servant’.English : variant of Vause.Swedish : variant of Wass.South German : variant of Fass.Hungarian : from vas ‘iron’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a blacksmith, or a nickname for a resilient, tough man.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the medieval female personal name Cass, a short form of Cassandra. This was the name (of uncertain, possibly non-Greek, origin) of an ill-fated Trojan prophetess of classical legend, condemned to foretell the future but never be believed; her story was well known and widely popular in medieval England.
Male
Japanese
(1-æ£, 2-é›…, 3-昌, 4-真, 5-政, 6-å°†) Unisex short form of Japanese names beginning with Masa-, MASA means 1) "correct, just," 2) "elegant, splendid" 3) "flourishing, prosperous" 4) "genuine, true," 5) "governing, political," 6) "military." Compare with another form of Masa.
Male
English
 English surname transferred to forename use, derived from medieval Jewish Moss (2), MOSS means "drawn out." Compare with another form of Moss.
Girl/Female
Tamil
The initial reality
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Mace 1.French (Picardy) : metonymic occupational name from masse ‘mace’, ‘hammer’.French : habitational name from places called Masse (Allier and Cô-d’Or), or La Masse (Eure, Lot, Puy-de-Dôme, Saône-et-Loire).French (Massé) : habitational name from a place called Massé in Maine-et-Loire, so named from Gallo-Roman Macciacum (from the personal name Maccius + the locative suffix -acum).Dutch : from Middle Dutch masse ‘clog’; ‘cudgel’, perhaps a metonymic occupational name for someone who wielded a club.Dutch : possibly a variant of Maas 1, or a patronymic from Mas.
Female
English
English short form of Latin Cassandra, CASS means "she who entangles men."Â
Surname or Lastname
English and Welsh
English and Welsh : from the personal name Moss, a Middle English vernacular form of the Biblical name Moses.English and Scottish : topographic name for someone who lived by a peat bog, Middle English, Old English mos, or a habitational name from a place named with this word. (It was not until later that the vocabulary word came to denote the class of plants characteristic of a peat-bog habitat, under the influence of the related Old Norse word mosi.)Americanized form of Moses or some other like-sounding Jewish surname.Irish (Ulster) : part translation of Gaelic Ó Maolmhóna ‘descendant of Maolmhóna’, a personal name composed of the elements maol ‘servant’, ‘tonsured one’, ‘devotee’ + a second element which was assumed to be móin (genitive móna) ‘moorland’, ‘peat bog’.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
The Sprout; Initial
Male
Hebrew
 Medieval Jewish form of Hebrew Moshe, MOSS means "drawn out." Compare with another form of Moss.
Male
Hebrew
(מַשָׂ×) Hebrew name MASSA means "burden." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Ishmael.
Girl/Female
Indian
The initial reality
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old French bas(se) ‘low’, ‘short’ (Latin bassus ‘thickset’; see Basso), either a descriptive nickname for a short person or a status name meaning ‘of humble origin’, not necessarily with derogatory connotations.English : in some instances, from Middle English bace ‘bass’ (the fish), hence a nickname for a person supposedly resembling this fish, or a metonymic occupational name for a fish seller or fisherman.Scottish : habitational name from a place in Aberdeenshire, of uncertain origin.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a maker or player of bass viols, from Polish, Ukrainian, and Yiddish bas ‘bass viol’.German : see Basse.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
Gul - Flowers; Mast - Excitement
Male
Italian
Short form of Italian Tommaso, MASO means "twin."
Male
Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish form of Greek Mattathias, MATS means "gift of God."
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic or genitive from Dane, variant of Dean 2, i.e. ‘son (or servant) of the dean’.Dutch : patronymic from a short form of Daniel.Czech and Slovak (Daneš) : variant of Daňek (see Danek).
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pupil of the eye
Boy/Male
Hindu
Wealthy
Boy/Male
Hindu
Male
Iranian/Persian
Variant spelling of Persian Jamshid, possibly JAMSHAD means "shining river."
Girl/Female
British, English
Gilded
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh, Telugu
Wave
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry the Eighth' Archbishop of Canterbury.
Boy/Male
Australian, Finnish
Supplanter
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English word tye, TYE means "pasture."
INITIAL MASS-FUNCTION
INITIAL MASS-FUNCTION
INITIAL MASS-FUNCTION
INITIAL MASS-FUNCTION
INITIAL MASS-FUNCTION
v. i.
To take meals with a mess; to belong to a mess; to eat (with others); as, I mess with the wardroom officers.
a.
Of or pertaining to the beginning; marking the commencement; incipient; commencing; as, the initial symptoms of a disease.
pl.
of Bass
n.
A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills; as, blue mass.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Initial
n.
Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See Sea bass.
v. t.
To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure or a fortune; to amass words or phrases.
n.
Alt. of Masse shot
adv.
In an initial or incipient manner or degree; at the beginning.
v. t.
To put an initial to; to mark with an initial of initials.
n.
A mess; trouble.
a.
Placed at the beginning; standing at the head, as of a list or series; as, the initial letters of a name.
v. t.
To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.
v. t.
To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in position; as, to mast a ship.
n.
Mass; church service.
n.
A state of confusion or disorder; -- prob. variant of mess, but influenced by muss, a scramble.
imp. & p. p.
of Initial
superl.
Compacted into, or consisting of, a mass; having bulk and weight ot substance; ponderous; bulky and heavy; weight; heavy; as, a massy shield; a massy rock.
n.
A mass; a heap.
v. i.
To celebrate Mass.