monolithic
of or relating to a monolith.
made of only one stone: a monolithic column.
consisting of one piece; solid or unbroken: a boat with a monolithic hull.
constructed of monoliths or huge blocks of stone: the monolithic monuments of the New Stone Age.
characterized by massiveness, total uniformity, rigidity, invulnerability, etc.: a monolithic society.
Electronics. of or relating to an integrated circuit formed in a single chip.
Origin of monolithic
1Other words from monolithic
- mon·o·lith·i·cal·ly, adverb
Words Nearby monolithic
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How to use monolithic in a sentence
In today’s politics, certain voting groups are often portrayed as monolithic, or only voting one way, even though that’s never the full story.
Are You A Gen-Z Republican? A Democrat In A Rural State? If So, You Might Be A Political Anomaly, And We Want To Hear From You. | Alex Samuels (Alex.L.Samuels@disney.com) | July 23, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightGoogle's solution is the Android App Bundle, which turns Android app distribution from a monolithic, universal APK into a collection of "split APKs" that can be specifically doled out by the Google Play Store for each individual device.
Google Play dumps APKs for the more Google-controlled “Android App Bundle” | Ron Amadeo | July 1, 2021 | Ars TechnicaPacker’s toughest criticisms are reserved for Just America, in which he discerns tendencies toward “monolithic group thought, hostility to open debate, and a taste for moral coercion.”
Publicis Media also aims to ensure that audience segmentation does not reinforce stereotypes or lump all people in certain groups into a monolithic category, said Garcia.
The decision to let those smartly chosen contributors tell stories that resonate with them, in styles that reflect each director’s unique voice, yields a history that is artful, complex and vital without being monolithic.
FX's Pride Nails the Difficult Task of Condensing 60 Years of LGBTQ Activism Into One Compelling Docuseries | Judy Berman | May 14, 2021 | Time
The more monolithic bureaucracies became, Gowers felt, the more they reinforced their remoteness by using impenetrable language.
Will Jargon Be the Death of the English Language? | The Telegraph | March 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe gift was a cynical, symbolic, and contentless gambit in a monolithic USSR.
For one, the GOP needs to realize that there is no monolithic way of thinking in black America.
An Inconvenient Truth: Neither Party Is Serious About Diversity | Ron Christie | December 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAll these divisions provide further proof that the myth of the monolithic “Israel Lobby” is just that.
The most striking thing about the latter, after all, is its monolithic conformity.
It contains 4,000 tons of granite and is practically monolithic, as if it were carved out of a quarry.
The Pillar of Light | Louis TracyDown the long church, the stout monolithic piers make two virile lines.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'ReillyThere is a noble purity in Chlons Cathedral, due in large part to its soaring monolithic piers.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'ReillyAnd he saw that the panel which had swung inward to admit them was set low in the monolithic tomb of King Abibaal himself.
Romance Island | Zona GaleThe Alexandrovskaya Column, the world's tallest monolithic stone monument.
Revolution | Dallas McCord Reynolds
British Dictionary definitions for monolithic
/ (ˌmɒnəˈlɪθɪk) /
of, relating to, or like a monolith
characterized by hugeness, impenetrability, or intractability: a monolithic government
electronics (of an integrated circuit) having all components manufactured into or on top of a single chip of silicon: See hybrid (def. 6)
Derived forms of monolithic
- monolithically, adverb
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