monolith (redirected from Monoliths)

mon·o·lith  (mn-lth)

n.

1. A large block of stone, especially one used in architecture or sculpture.

2. Something, such as a column or monument, made from one large block of stone.

3. Something suggestive of a large block of stone, as in immovability, massiveness, or uniformity.

---

[French monolithe, from Greek monolithos, consisting of a single stone : mono-, mono- + lithos, stone.]

---

monolith

Noun

1. a large block of stone

2. a statue, obelisk, or column cut from one block of stone

3. something which can be regarded as forming one large, single, whole: the Christian religion should not be thought of as a monolith [Greek monolithos made from a single stone]

monolithic adj

---

monolith

a sculpture or monument made from a single large block of stone, as an Egyptian obelisk. — monolithic, adj.

See also: Art

---

a single large block of stone used in architecture or sculpture. — monolithic, adj.

See also: Stones

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

monolith - a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk) stone - building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose; "he wanted a special stone to mark the site"

Translations

monolith [ˈmɔnəlɪθ] n → monolito

monolith [ˈmɔnəlɪθ] n → monolithe m

monolith [ˈmɔnəlɪθ] n → Monolith m

monolith [ˈmɔnəlɪθ] n → monolito