Pronunciations (2)
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/ˌmɒn.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/
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/ˌmɑ.nəˈlɪθ.ɪk/
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Adjective
Of or resembling a monolith.
Consisting of a single piece of homogeneous material as opposed to a composite material or an assembly of multiple parts.
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A monolithic chunk of titanium with facets for cutting, wrenching, and prying.
Having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation.
Usage- Figurative
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Mainstream culture is hardly the monolithic block that its caricaturization often implies.
Farming today is industrial, and dominated by monolithic corporations who control almost all the food we eat.
Of a single structure, a singular component; instead of an assembly.
Usage- Figurative
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Monolithic space stations only have a single station module.
Consisting of a single program or codebase.
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Monolithic kernels perform all operating system duties in kernel space.
In the monolithic architecture software system is deployed as a single solution, in which functionally distinguishable aspects are all interwoven.
Adjective
imposing in size or bulk or solidity
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massive oak doors
Moore's massive sculptures
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the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture
a monumental scale
characterized by massiveness and rigidity and total uniformity
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a monolithic society
a monolithic worldwide movement