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Synonyms for monolithic
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : mon-uh-lith-ik |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌmɒn əˈlɪθ ɪk |
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Définition of monolithic
Origin :- 1825, "formed of a single block," from monolith + -ic. Figurative use from 1920.
- adj massive
- The forms shown by Figs. 121 to 123 are for monolithic curb and gutter.
- Extract from : « Concrete Construction » by Halbert P. Gillette
- Formerly there were inside the mosque 1200 monolithic columns, now there are only 850.
- Extract from : « Recollections of a Long Life » by John Stoughton
- This is the monolithic column that was reared by Washington and his associates.
- Extract from : « Speeches of Benjamin Harrison » by Benjamin Harrison
- He poised himself, as if it were, on the monolithic stability of his legs.
- Extract from : « The Return » by Walter de la Mare
- The idea of the origin of these monolithic structures from some common source seems to have suggested itself to many minds.
- Extract from : « The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland » by Daniel Wilson
- It is the gold lituus dug up in the year 1824, within the monolithic circle of Leys, Inverness-shire.
- Extract from : « The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland » by Daniel Wilson
- The construction of concrete chimneys by block and monolithic systems is fully illustrated and described.
- Extract from : « Aviation Engines » by Victor Wilfred Pag
- But the monolithic columns here are by no means the only remarkable features of the masonry of Mitla.
- Extract from : « Mexico » by Charles Reginald Enock
- What strikes one in this statue, at first sight, is its strange block-like aspect, its monolithic simplicity.
- Extract from : « Rodin: The Man and his Art » by Judith Cladel
- There are, also, monolithic columns and hollow-necked capitals, which are unusual in France.
- Extract from : « Cathedral Cities of France » by Herbert Marshall
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