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mon·o·lith |
[French monolithe, from Greek monolithos, consisting of a single stone : mono-, mono- + lithos, stone.]
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An architectural member (as an obelisk, the shaft of a column, etc.) consisting of a single stone.
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Mount Rushmore is an amazing monolith carved on the face of a granite mountain.
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A monolith is a geological feature such as a mountain, consisting of a single massive stone or rock, or a single piece of rock placed as, or within, a monument. Erosion usually exposes the geological formations, which are most often made of very hard and solid metamorphic or igneous rock.
The word derives from the Latin word monolithus from the Greek word μονόλιθος (monolithos), derived from μόνος ("one" or "single") and λίθος ("stone").
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Large, well-known monoliths include:
A structure which has been excavated as a unit from a surrounding matrix or outcropping of rock.[5]
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Monolith |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - monolit, bautasten
Français (French)
n. - monolithe
Deutsch (German)
n. - Monolith
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μονόλιθος
Português (Portuguese)
n. - monólito (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - monolito
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - monolit
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
巨型独石, 庞然大物, 整块石料
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 巨型獨石, 龐然大物, 整塊石料
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - モノリス, 中空礎石, 一枚岩的なもの, 一枚岩
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) حجر مفرد على شكل عامود
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - גוש אבן, בייחוד שעוצב כעמוד או כמצבה, אדם או דבר יציב, כבד וחדגוני, מונולית
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