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Monolith
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Trees:
A large,
single
block
of
stone
which is a natural
feature
; or a
block
of
stone
or other
similar
material
used in
architecture
and
sculpture
, especially one
carved
into a
monument
in
ancient
times.
●
In Trees:
Anything
massive
,
uniform
, and
unmovable
, especially a
towering
and
impersonal
cultural
, political, or social organization or structure.
●
In Chemistry & Trees:
A
substrate
having many
tiny
channels
that is
cast
as a
single
piece
, which is used as a
stationary phase
for
chromatography
, as a
catalytic
surface
, etc.
●
In British English, Horticulture & Trees:
A
dead tree
whose
height
and
size
have been
reduced
by
breaking off
or
cutting
its branches.
Verb
●
In Construction:
To create (something) as, or
convert
(one or more things) into, a monolith.
To
cast
(one or more
concrete
components
) in a
single
piece
with no joints.
●
In British English, Horticulture & Trees:
To create (something) as, or
convert
(one or more things) into, a monolith.
To reduce the
height
and
size
of (a
dead tree
) by
breaking off
or
cutting
its branches.
●
To create (something) as, or
convert
(one or more things) into, a monolith.
Name
●
An
unincorporated
community
in Kern County, California, United States.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
monolith
English
monolithe
French
monolithus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Polylith
Chimera
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