monolithic
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definition
adjective
This section was conceived as having been carved out of a single monolithic block.
formed of a single large block of stone.
rejecting any move toward a monolithic European superstate
(of an organization or system) large, powerful, and intractably indivisible and uniform.
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His commenters show the typically depressing blogger mindset of treating us journalists like a 'monolithic' social block that all behave the same way.
It would, however, be a mistake to view all these characteristics of manliness and masculinity as 'monolithic' and static.
The west side of the building is nearly 'monolithic' , appearing impregnable, with ribbon windows and a sheer precipice of craggy stone.
Without warning the 'monolithic' stone outcropping blew into a thousand fragments of flying rock.
Yes, my parents did own a reasonably large home, nothing 'monolithic' , but a shelter of fair fortune none the less.
Carved to represent Mt. Kailasa, the home of the god Shiva in the Himalayas, it is the largest 'monolithic' structure in the world, carved top-down from a single rock.
It is no longer the 'monolithic' system based on large capital investment exemplified at its best by Hollywood in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.
On thing which particularly fascinates me is how the large and 'monolithic' buildings and other structures of the industrial age can be regenerated to form a part of modern cities.
This is an ancient place where the flat landscape is broken by huge 'monolithic' mountainous outcrops that silently remind you that this is how it's been for countless millennia.
His invention of the 'monolithic' integrated circuit, the microchip, some 45 years ago laid the conceptual and technical foundation for the entire field of modern micro-electronics.
Had the obelisk been successfully completed, it would be the single heaviest piece of 'monolithic' stonework reaching about 42 m and weighing over 1168 tonnes.
It should be ugly, vast and 'monolithic' , crude after the bewitching vagaries of the old town, but instead is a streamlined example of aesthetic integration, beautiful in its own right.
The black, 'monolithic' tower block, which is largely empty, is to be overhauled and the multi-storey car park demolished under current proposals.
Here the caged stone is simply a uniform external layer, but its 'monolithic' appearance will be eventually transformed by vegetation implanted within it.
The vanguard is there already in the 'monolithic' casino that dominates the harbour area, where the ferries from Hong Kong disgorge their passengers.
At the end of the path was a doorway, which led into one of the 'monolithic' buildings.
The war memorial, an exquisite 'monolithic' stone pillar, was erected at this place in memory of the soldiers from the erstwhile Mysore state who laid down their lives in the war.
The phrase suggests a 'monolithic' entity with a single purpose.
With the movement against a 'monolithic' world-economic system, people can once again see the enemy more clearly.
The design for the site has sought to avoid presenting to the river the hard edge of a single 'monolithic' structure behind a fence.
The French army was not a 'monolithic' organization.
Mainstream scientists dare not disagree with the 'monolithic' block that is Darwinian orthodoxy.
The culture of the police - the values, norms, perspectives, and craft rules that inform their conduct - is neither 'monolithic' , universal nor unchanging.
It has also prevented historic palaces, forts, pavilions and gardens from being demolished and replaced with 'monolithic' , monothematic facilities.
The new galleries and studios are not Old-World museums which can be described as architectural wonders, or as 'monolithic' buildings that have a story behind them.
The media system is not 'monolithic' - dissident material does appear, comparatively honest documentaries are seen.
It's a gargantuan, tightly-squeezed settlement of 16-lane roads, subway stations with 12 exits and looming, 'monolithic' tower apartment blocks.
Its application to electronics collected a number of well-known technologies to produce useful 'monolithic' circuits.
This study breaks down this 'monolithic' characterization of the administrative apparatus by moving officials from all levels to the forefront.
Epstein believes reporters err too often by viewing the operations of government as 'monolithic' instead of the ‘product of diverse and competing’ interests.
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