English dictionary · noun

monolith

a large single upright block of stone

Meaning and definitions

1. a large single upright block of stone

Connected roots

• mono-

  one, single, alone

• lith-

  stone

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• monopoly

  exclusive control of the supply of a commodity or service

• monarchy

  a form of government with a monarch at the head

• monologue

  a long speech by one actor or person

• monoxide

  Any oxide containing a single oxygen atom in each molecule or formula unit.

• monochrome

  A black and white image, especially such a photograph.

• monogram

  A sentence consisting of only one line, or an epigram consisting of only one verse, of poetry.

• monogamy

  A form of sexual bonding involving a permanent pair bond between two beings.

• lithography

  The process of printing an image by drawing the image with a water-repellent material onto a hard, flat surface (typically metal), then copying the surface by applying water and ink (or the equivalent) to it and pressing another material against it.

• lithograph

  A printed image produced by lithography.

• monotheism

  Belief in the One True God, defined by More as personal, immaterial and trinitarian.

• monocle

  A single lens, usually in a wire frame, and used to correct vision for only one eye.

• monad

  One thing, one being, one item.

• monotype

  A print made by creating the design using oil paint or printer's ink on metal or glass, then transferring the image directly to paper.

• megalithic

  Of or pertaining to megaliths, to the people who made them, or to the period when they were made.

• monosyllabic

  Consisting of one syllable.

• zeolite

  Any of several minerals, aluminosilicates of sodium, potassium, calcium or magnesium, that have a porous structure (originally, those which swelled and gave off water when heated); they are used in water softeners, in ion exchange chromatography, and as industrial catalysts.

• regolith

  The layer of loose rock, dust, sand, and soil, resting on the bedrock, that constitutes the surface layer of most dry land on Earth, the Moon, and other large solid aggregated celestial objects. Submarine regolith also exists.

• rhyolite

  An igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture.

• monism

  The doctrine of the oneness and unity of reality, despite the appearance of diversity in the world.

• monoplane

  Composed of, or relating to, a single plane (flat surface extending infinitely in all directions).

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