Monolith (disambiguation)
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A monolith is a monument or natural feature consisting of a single massive stone or rock.
Monolith or monolithic may also refer to:
- Single crystal, unified crystal, also called monocrystal or monolithic
Architecture
- Monolithic architecture, a style of construction in which a building is carved, cast or excavated from a single piece of material
- Monolithic column, column made from one single piece of stone
- Monolithic dome, structure cast in one piece over a form, made of concrete or similar structural material
Art
- Monolitten, Norwegian for The Monolith, in Vigeland Sculpture Park in Norway
- Monolith (comics), comic book series and the name of its titular character
- Monolith, character from the Elementals comic book series
- Monolith (Space Odyssey), the Monoliths featured in 2001: A Space Odyssey and its sequels
- Monolith (Angel novel), a 2004 novel by John Passarella
- Monolith Productions, Washington State based videogame development house
- Monolith Soft, Japanese video game developer
- The Monolith, a faction from the video games S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
- Monolith, the face of half dome a photograph from Ansel Adams
Chemistry
- Monolith (catalyst support), an extruded structure to support catalysts
Computers
- Monolithic application, software architecture for computer applications
- Monolithic codebase, repository architecture for source control
- Monolithic kernel, kernel architecture for computer operating systems
- Monolithic system, computer system architecture where processing, data and the user interface all reside on the same system
Electronic circuits
- Monolithic integrated circuit or "monolithic system", an electronic system, such as a processor, realized on a single die
- Monolithic microwave integrated circuit (often abbreviated MMIC), a type of integrated circuit (IC) device that operates at microwave frequencies (300 MHz to 300 GHz)
- MoSys, Inc., formerly Monolithic Systems, Inc.
Places
- Monolith, California, in Kern County
- Phobos monolith, on Mars' largest moon, Phobos
Music
- Monolith Festival, a Colorado music festival
- Monolithic (band), a synthpop band
- "Monolith", a song by Stone Sour from the album Stone Sour
- "Monolith", a song by T. Rex from the album Electric Warrior
- "Monolith", a song by Yello from the album Pocket Universe
- "Monolith", a song by Wolfmother
- "Monoliths", a song by Maserati
- "Monolith", a song by Jedi Mind Tricks from the album A History of Violence
- "The Monolith", a song by The Beta Band from the E.P The Patty Patty Sound, later included on the compilation album The Three E.P.'s
- "Monolith", a song by Delerium from the album Spheres
- "Monolith", a song by Cannibal Corpse from the album Vile
- "Monolith", a song by Mudvayne from L.D. 50
- "The Monolith", a song by Becoming the Archetype from the album The Physics of Fire
- Monolith (Kansas album), 1979
- Monolith (Amebix album), 1987
- Monolith (Death Cube K album), 2007
- Monolith (In Mourning album), 2010
- Monolith (Sylosis album), 2012
- Monolith (band), a Bulgarian rock band
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