Monolithic



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 巨石的, 巨大的
• ［记］ mono ( 单个) +lith ( 石头) +ic -> 单块大石头
• ［同］ 同根词: paleolith ( 旧石器) ; neolith ( 新石器)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Date: 1825
• 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>
• ? monolithically adverb

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