monolithic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or resembling a monolith.
  2. Consisting of a single piece of homogeneous material as opposed to a composite material or an assembly of multiple parts.
  3. Having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation.
  4. Of a single structure, a singular component; instead of an assembly.
  5. Consisting of a single program or codebase.

Pronunciation

/ˌmɒn.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/ /ˌmɑ.nəˈlɪθ.ɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-monolithic.wav

Word forms

monolithic more monolithic most monolithic

Etymology

From French monolithique. By surface analysis, monolith + -ic.

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