Ääntäminen
GA:
- RP:
- IPA: /ˈmɒn.ə.lɪθ/
- IPA: /ˈmɒn.lɪθ/
- Indic:
Haettu sana löytyi näillä lähdekielillä:
Määritelmät
Substantiivi
- (also, attributively) A large, single block of stone which is a natural feature; or a block of stone or other similar material used in architecture and sculpture, especially one carved into a monument in ancient times.
- (also, attributively and figurative) Anything massive, uniform, and unmovable, especially a towering and impersonal cultural, political, or social organization or structure.
- (chemistry) A substrate having many tiny channels that is cast as a single piece, which is used as a stationary phase for chromatography, as a catalytic surface, etc.
- (British, horticulture) A dead tree whose height and size have been reduced by breaking off or cutting its branches.
Verbi
- (transitive) To create (something) as, or convert (one or more things) into, a monolith.
- (construction) To cast (one or more concrete components) in a single piece with no joints.
- (British, horticulture) To reduce the height and size of (a dead tree) by breaking off or cutting its branches.
Esimerkit
- The Washington Monument is often described as an obelisk, and sometimes even as a “true obelisk,” even though it is not. A true obelisk is a monolith, a pylon formed out of a single piece of stone.
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