monolith

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Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈmɒ.nə.lɪθ/
• (US) IPA: /ˈmɑ.nə.lɪθ/
• Schoolbook Phonetics: (mäʹnu̇lĭthʺ) (US)
• Last Resort Phonetics: MAH-nuh-lith (US)

Etymology

From French monolithe, from Latin monolithus "consisting of a single stone", from Ancient Greek μονόλιθος monolithos, from μόνος monos "single, alone" + λίθος lithos "stone".

Noun

Wikipedia monolith (plural monoliths)

1. A large single block of stone, used in architecture and sculpture.
2. Anything massive, uniform and unmovable.
3. (chemistry) in chromatography, a continuous stationary-phase cast as a homogeneous column in a single piece

Related terms

• monolithic adjective

Translations

block of stone

Czech: monolit (cs) m. Romanian: monolit (ro) n.

Russian: монолит (ru) (monolít) f. Scottish Gaelic: (vertical) tursa (gd)

anything massive, uniform and unmovable

Russian: монолит (ru) (monolít) f.

continuous stationary-phase cast

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Dutch: monoliet m. French: monolithe (fr) m. Greek: μονόλιθος (el) (monóliθos) m.

References

• (chemistry) Gagnon, Pete (1 August 2008). "Monoliths Emerge as Key Purification Methodology", Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, pg. 48. ISSN 1935-472X. Retrieved on 20 September 2008.