noun🔗Share거석, 하나의 돌덩이A 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."The ancient Egyptians carved hieroglyphs into a tall, granite monolith that stood at the temple entrance. "고대 이집트인들은 사원 입구에 서 있던 키가 큰 화강암 거석에 상형 문자를 새겼다.geologyarchitecturematerialartarchaeologyhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share거대한 단일체, 획일적인 구조, 무거운 조직Anything massive, uniform, and unmovable, especially a towering and impersonal cultural, political, or social organization or structure."The large corporation, seen as a monolith by its employees, rarely listened to individual concerns. "직원들에게 거대한 단일체로 여겨지는 대기업은 개인적인 우려에 거의 귀 기울이지 않았다.politicsculturegovernmentorganizationstructuresocietyarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share모노리스A 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."The scientist used a monolith to separate the different colored dyes in the experiment. "그 과학자는 실험에서 서로 다른 색상의 염료를 분리하기 위해 모노리스를 사용했다.materialchemistrytechnologyscienceprocessstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share거대한 돌덩이A dead tree whose height and size have been reduced by breaking off or cutting its branches."After the storm, the old oak tree stood as a sad monolith in the garden, its once-grand branches now gone. "폭풍우 후, 늙은 참나무는 한때 웅장했던 가지들이 사라진 채 정원에 슬픈 거대한 돌덩이로 서 있었다.natureplantenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share거대한 단일체로 만들다To create (something) as, or convert (one or more things) into, a monolith."The company's new CEO monolithized all the different departments into one large, unified structure. "회사의 새로운 CEO는 모든 다른 부서를 하나의 크고 통일된 구조로 만들었습니다.structurearchitecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading