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monolithic
UK /ˌmɒn.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/ US /ˌmɑ.nəˈlɪθ.ɪk/
adj 5
Collocations
5ADJ.
giant
VERB + MONOLITHIC
aren't, dominated, found
MONOLITHIC + NOUN
chunk, corporations, group, statue, titanium
PREP.
from
ADV.
hardly
Definitions
adj
1
Of or resembling a monolith.
2
Consisting of a single piece of homogeneous material as opposed to a composite material or an assembly of multiple parts.
A monolithic chunk of titanium with facets for cutting, wrenching, and prying.
3
Having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation.
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.
4
Of a single structure, a singular component; instead of an assembly.
Monolithic space stations only have a single station module.
5
Consisting of a single program or codebase.
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.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — imposing in size or bulk or solidity
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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A monolithic chunk of titanium with facets for cutting, wrenching, and prying.
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Mainstream culture is hardly the monolithic block that its caricaturization often implies.
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Farming today is industrial, and dominated by monolithic corporations who control almost all the food we eat.
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The Linux kernel is monolithic.
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Arabs aren't a monolithic group from the standpoint of culture and religion.
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Jonas found a giant monolithic statue of an alien.
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