monolithic
/ˌmɒnəˈlɪθɪk/adjective
उच्चारण मॉनलिथिक
विशाल और अपरिवर्तनशील; एकाश्म
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often disapproving
(of organizations or systems) very large and difficult to change; consisting of one large single block of stone
विशाल और अपरिवर्तनशील; एकाश्म
- a monolithic bureaucracy
- monolithic temples
- The company's monolithic structure made fast decisions impossible.
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- The government faces a monolithic bureaucracy that resists change.
- The Kailash temple at Ellora is a monolithic wonder carved from one rock.
Synonyms massive huge inflexible rigid unchanging
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Keep the -lith words: monolith, megalith (a very large stone, often prehistoric), Neolithic (New Stone Age), Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age).
-lith शब्द याद रखिए: monolith, megalith (बहुत बड़ा पत्थर, प्रायः प्रागैतिहासिक, महापाषाण), Neolithic (नवपाषाण युग), Palaeolithic (पुरापाषाण युग)।
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General knowledge
The Kailasa temple at Ellora and the rathas (Pancha Rathas) at Mahabalipuram are monolithic structures, each carved from a single rock; the Statue of Unity in Gujarat (182 m) is the world's tallest statue but is not monolithic.
एलोरा का कैलाश मंदिर और महाबलीपुरम के रथ (पंच रथ) एकाश्म संरचनाएँ हैं, प्रत्येक एक ही चट्टान से तराशी गई; गुजरात की Statue of Unity (182 मीटर) दुनिया की सबसे ऊँची मूर्ति है पर एकाश्म नहीं।