"monolithic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌmɒn.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/ [UK], /ˌmɑ.nəˈlɪθ.ɪk/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-monolithic.wav Forms: more monolithic [comparative], most monolithic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪθɪk Etymology: From French monolithique; by surface analysis, monolith + -ic. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|monolithique}} French monolithique, {{surf|en|monolith|-ic|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, monolith + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} monolithic (comparative more monolithic, superlative most monolithic)
  1. Of or resembling a monolith. Translations (of or resembling a monolith): маналі́тны (manalítny) (Belarusian), монолитен (monoliten) (Bulgarian), monolític (Catalan), 巨石 (Jùshí) (Chinese Mandarin), 一块石头似的 (Chinese Mandarin), monolithisch (Dutch), monoliittinen (Finnish), monolithique (French), monolithisch (German), μονολιθικός (monolithikós) [masculine] (Greek), monailiteach (Irish), 一枚岩の (ichimaiiwa no) (Japanese), monolítico (Portuguese), моноли́тный (monolítnyj) (Russian), monolítico (Spanish), монолі́тний (monolítnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-monolithic-en-adj-vpzDJhSy Categories (other): Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 12 36 8 3 41 Disambiguation of 'of or resembling a monolith': 88 5 3 0 5
  2. (engineering) Consisting of a single piece of homogeneous material as opposed to a composite material or an assembly of multiple parts. Categories (topical): Engineering
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  3. (figurative) Having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: homogeneous Translations (having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation): маналі́тны (manalítny) (Belarusian), монолитен (monoliten) (Bulgarian), monolític (Catalan), 整體 (Chinese Mandarin), 整体一統 (zhěngtǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 一统 (zhěngtǐyītǒng) (Chinese Mandarin), 坚如磐石的 (Chinese Mandarin), monolithisch (Dutch), monoliittinen (Finnish), monolithique (French), monolithisch (German), monailiteach (Irish), 一枚岩の (ichimaiiwa no) (Japanese), моноли́тный (monolítnyj) (Russian), monolítico (Spanish), монолі́тний (monolítnyj) (Ukrainian)
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  4. (figurative) Of a single structure, a singular component; instead of an assembly. Tags: figuratively
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  5. (software engineering) Consisting of a single program or codebase. Categories (topical): Software engineering
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: monolithicity, monolithicness Related terms: -ic, lith-, -lith, lithic, mono-, monolith

Alternative forms

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