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Definition of monolithic - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
organizationlarge, uniform, and difficult to change
- The company's monolithic corporate culture stifles innovation..
2.
materialmade from a single large block of stone
- The ancient temple was built with a monolithic structure..
3.
technologyTECH. consisting of a single program or codebaseTECH.
- The application was built as a monolithic system.
4.
plain buildingRare very large and plain with no characterRare
- The office building was a monolithic eyesore.
Expressions with monolithic
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system or structure that is indivisible and uniform
The corporation operated as a monolithic entity, with no room for individual input.
Origin of monolithic
Greek, monos (single) + lithos (stone)
Examples of monolithic in a sentence
Their monolithic approach to problem-solving was outdated. The monolithic statue stood tall in the center of the plaza. They admired the monolithic columns of the ancient ruins. The monolithic code was hard to update. Developers struggled with the monolithic architecture. The monolithic structure dominated the skyline.
A monolithic facade covered the entire block.
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- French:monolithique, intégré, ...
- German:monolithisch, ungeteilt, ...
- Italian:monolitico, massiccio, ...
- Spanish:monolítico, integrado, ...
- Portuguese:monolítico, maciço, ...
- Chinese:庞大而僵化的, 单块石材的, ...
- Japanese:一枚岩の, 単一石の, ...
- Arabic:جَامِد, أُحادِي الكُتْلَة, ...
- Hebrew:מוֹנוֹלִיתִי, גּוּשִׁי, ...
- Russian:монолитный, цельный, ...
- Ukrainian:монолітний, масивний, ...
- Hindi:जड़, एकाश्म, ...
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