Definition of monoliths:
(n) :
(also attributively and figurative) Anything massive, uniform, and unmovable, especially a towering and impersonal cultural, political, or social organization or structure.
(n) :
(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.
(v) :
(construction) To cast (one or more concrete components) in a single piece with no joints.
(n) :
(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.
(v) :
(transitive) To create (something) as, or convert (one or more things) into, a monolith.
(n) :
(British, horticulture) A dead tree whose height and size have been reduced by breaking off or cutting its branches.