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monolithic.

Of or resembling a monolith.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌmɒn.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/UK/ˌmɑ.nəˈlɪθ.ɪk/US
  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.

    A monolithic chunk of titanium with facets for cutting, wrenching, and prying.
  3. Having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation.

    figuratively
    Mainstream culture is hardly the monolithic block that its caricaturization often implies.
  4. Of a single structure, a singular component; instead of an assembly.

    figuratively
    Monolithic space stations only have a single station module.
  5. Consisting of a single program or codebase.

    Monolithic kernels perform all operating system duties in kernel space.
Where this word comes from

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

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