The Linux kernel is monolithic.
Source: tatoeba (483282)
Monolithic
//ˌmɑ.nəˈlɪθ.ɪk//
Synonyms for "monolithic" (119 found)
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Strong matches (36)
Related words (59)
monumentalof a pieceorderedorderlypebbledpebblypersistentplainporphyriticprimalprimarypurepure and simpleregularrigidrobotlikerock-ribbedrock-strewnrock-studdedrocklike
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Adjective(1 words)
Prep_phrase(2 words)
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1 entrieshas context
2 entriesrelated to
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5 entriesTranslations
30 translations across 15 languages.
Belarusian
2 entries- маналі́тны adj (of or resembling a monolith)
- маналі́тны adj (having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation)
Bulgarian
2 entries- монолитен adj (of or resembling a monolith)
- монолитен adj (having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation)
Catalan
2 entries- monolític adj (of or resembling a monolith)
- monolític adj (having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 一块石头似的 adj (of or resembling a monolith)
- 坚如磐石的 adj (having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation)
- 巨石 adj (of or resembling a monolith)
- 整體 /整体一統 /一统 adj (having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation)
Dutch
2 entries- monolithisch adj (of or resembling a monolith)
- monolithisch adj (having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation)
Finnish
2 entries- monoliittinen adj (of or resembling a monolith)
- monoliittinen adj (having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation)
French
2 entries- monolithique adj (of or resembling a monolith)
- monolithique adj (having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation)
German
2 entries- monolithisch adj (of or resembling a monolith)
- monolithisch adj (having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation)
Greek
1 entries- μονολιθικός adj (of or resembling a monolith)
Irish
2 entries- monailiteach adj (of or resembling a monolith)
- monailiteach adj (having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation)
Japanese
2 entries- 一枚岩の adj (of or resembling a monolith)
- 一枚岩の adj (having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation)
Portuguese
1 entries- monolítico adj (of or resembling a monolith)
Russian
2 entries- моноли́тный adj (of or resembling a monolith)
- моноли́тный adj (having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation)
Spanish
2 entries- monolítico adj (of or resembling a monolith)
- monolítico adj (having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation)
Ukrainian
2 entries- монолі́тний adj (of or resembling a monolith)
- монолі́тний adj (having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Arabs aren't a monolithic group from the standpoint of culture and religion.
Source: tatoeba (8159224)
The Philippines is a real hodgepodge, the people, the places, and the languages. This incoherence confuses non-Filipinos. Certainly, the Philippines is not monolithic. The Philippines has high dependency on the Anglosphere, but this affair is changing with the new acquaintances with neighbouring Asian peoples. Previously, there were just two conditions for Filipinos, being in the Philippines and being "stateside," which is now an outmoded paradigm.
Source: tatoeba (11603878)
Jonas found a giant monolithic statue of an alien.
Source: tatoeba (11634934)
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