Monolith (disambiguation)

A monolith is a monument or natural feature consisting of a single massive stone or rock.

Monolith or monolithic may also refer to:

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

Arts and entertainment

Art

• Monolitten, Norwegian for The Monolith, a sculpture in Vigeland Sculpture Park in Norway
• Utah monolith, a metal pillar sculpture in the desert in Utah, U.S.
• Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, a photograph by Ansel Adams

Characters and entities

• Monolith, character from the Elementals comic book series
• Monolith (Space Odyssey), the Monoliths featured in 2001: A Space Odyssey and its sequels
• The Monolith, a faction from the video games S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl and others in the same series

Entertainment companies

• Monolith Productions, Washington State–based video game development house and subsidiary of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
• Monolith Soft, Japanese video game developer and subsidiary of Nintendo

Film

• Monolith (1993 film), an American film starring Bill Paxton
• Monolith (2016 film), an Italian sci-fi thriller starring Katrina Bowden
• Monolith (2022 film), an Australian sci-fi thriller starring Lily Sullivan

Literature

• Monolith (comics), comic book series and the name of its titular character
• Monolith (novel), a 2004 novel by John Passarella

Music

• Monolith Festival, a Colorado music festival
• Monolith (band), a Bulgarian rock band
• The Monolith Tour, a worldwide tour by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars

Albums

• Monolith (Kansas album), 1979
• Monolith (Amebix album), 1987
• Monolith a 2007 album by Buckethead under his Death Cube K alias
• Monolith (In Mourning album), 2010
• Monolith (Sylosis album), 2012
• Monolith (Omid album), 2003

Songs

• "Monolithic", a song by Monster Magnet from the album Monolithic Baby!
• "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 their 1994 album Spheres
• "Monolith", a song by Cannibal Corpse from their 1996 album Vile
• "Monolith", a song by Mudvayne from their 2000 album L.D. 50
• "The Monolith", a song by Becoming the Archetype from their 2007 album The Physics of Fire
• "Monolith", a song by Youngblood Supercult from their 2016 album High Plains
• "Monolith", a song by Erra from their 2018 album Neon
• "Monolith", a song by Fear Factory from their 2021 album Aggression Continuum

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)

Places

• Monolith, California, United States
• Mount Monolith, a mountain in Yukon, Canada
• The Monolith (Antarctica), a pair of Antarctic islets
• The Monoliths (Manchester-by-the-Sea), United States
• Phobos monolith, a rock on Mars' largest moon, Phobos

Other uses

• Monolith (catalyst support), an extruded structure to support catalysts
• Single crystal, unified crystal, also called monocrystal or monolithic

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Monolith
• All pages with titles containing monolith
• All pages with titles containing monolithic
• Mono (disambiguation)
• Lith (disambiguation)