Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - monolith
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(monoliths) 1. A monolith is a very large, upright piece of stone, especially one that was put in place in ancient times. N-COUNT 2. If you refer to an organization or system as a monolith, you are critical of it because it is very large and very slow to change, and it does not seem to have different parts with different characters. A deal between the two powerful institutions would have created a banking monolith. N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: French ~e, from ~e consisting of a single stone, from Latin ~us, from Greek ~os, from mon- + lithos stone Date: 1844 1. a single great stone often in the form of an obelisk or column 2. a massive structure 3. an organized whole that acts as a single unified powerful or influential force ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a single block of stone, esp. shaped into a pillar or monument. 2 a person or thing like a monolith in being massive, immovable, or solidly uniform. 3 a large block of concrete. Derivatives monolithic adj. Etymology: F monolithe f. Gk monolithos (as MONO-, lithos stone) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) архит. монолит 2) строит. прямоугольный опускной колодец 3) монолитная ИС - caisson monolith - circular monolith - hearth monolith - solid monolith ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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пустотелый массив-гигант с перегородками секция или блок бетонирования плотины массивный (монолитный) опускной колодец ...Англо-русский строительный словарь
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- 1848, from Fr. monolithe, from L. monolithus (adj.) "consisting of a single stone," from Gk. monotlithos, from monos "single, alone" + lithos "stone." Monolithic is first attested 1825; the figurative use of both words is 20c. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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