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monolith

/ˈmɒn.ə.lɪθ/

/ˈmɑː.nə.lɪθ/

monolithnoun

monoliths

/ˈmɒn.ə.lɪθ/

/ˈmɑː.nə.lɪθ/

Translations

монолит

The ancient monolith stood tall in the desert.

Древний монолит возвышался в пустыне.

Additional translations

монолитная структура

глыба

Definitions

A large single upright block of stone, especially one shaped into or serving as a pillar or monument.

The ancient monolith stood tall in the center of the field, a testament to the civilization that once thrived there.

A large and impersonal political, corporate, or social structure regarded as indivisible and slow to change.

The company was seen as a monolith, resistant to innovation and new ideas.

In computing, a software application or architecture whose components are combined into an inseparable whole.

Their original platform was a monolith that became difficult to update as it grew.

Synonyms

monolithadjective

more monolith

Comp.

most monolith

Super.

/ˈmɒn.ə.lɪθ/

/ˈmɑː.nə.lɪθ/

Used attributively before another noun to mean ‘monolithic’ or ‘relating to a monolith’

Definitions

Attributive: Relating to, resembling, or characteristic of a monolith; monolithic.

The monolith architecture was hard to scale.

Synonyms