monolithic

mono·lith·ic

adjective \ˌmä-nə-ˈli-thik\

Definition of MONOLITHIC

1

a : of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge, massive

b (1) : formed from a single crystal <a monolithic silicon chip> (2) : produced in or on a monolithic chip <a monolithic circuit>

2

a : cast as a single piece <a monolithic concrete wall>

b : formed or composed of material without joints or seams <a monolithic floor covering>

c : consisting of or constituting a single unit

3

a : constituting a massive undifferentiated and often rigid whole <a monolithic society>

b : exhibiting or characterized by often rigidly fixed uniformity <monolithic party unity>

— mono·lith·i·cal·ly \-thi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

First Known Use of MONOLITHIC

1825

Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth

Rhymes with MONOLITHIC

batholithic, endolithic, Eolithic, granolithic, laccolithic, megalithic, Mesolithic, neolithic, xenolithic