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Webster 1913 Edition
Monolith
Mon′o-lith
,Noun.
[F.
monolithe
, L. monolithus
consisting of a single stone, Gr. [GREEK]; μόνοσ
single + λίθοσ
stone.] A single stone, especially one of large size, shaped into a pillar, statue, or monument.
Definition 2024
monolith
monolith
English
Noun
monolith (plural monoliths)
- A large single block of stone, used in architecture and sculpture.
- 2012 January 1, Henry Petroski, “The Washington Monument”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, page 16:
- The Washington Monument is often described as an obelisk, and sometimes even as a “true obelisk,” even though it is not. A true obelisk is a monolith, a pylon formed out of a single piece of stone.
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- Anything massive, uniform and unmovable.
- (chemistry, chromatography) A continuous stationary-phase cast as a homogeneous column in a single piece.
Related terms
- monolithic adjective
Translations
block of stone
anything massive, uniform and unmovable
continuous stationary-phase cast
References
- (chemistry) Gagnon, Pete (1 August 2008). "Monoliths Emerge as Key Purification Methodology", Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, pg. 48. ISSN 1935-472X. Retrieved on 20 September 2008.