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 can also refer to:

• Single crystal, a unified crystal, also called monocrystal or monolithic

In architecture:

• Monolithic architecture
• Monolithic column, a column made from one single piece of stone.
• Monolithic dome, a structure cast in one piece over a form, made of concrete or similar structural material

In art

• "Monolitten" (Bokmål Norwegian for "The Monolith") in Vigeland Sculpture Park in Norway
• Monolith (comics), a comic book series and the name of its titular character
• Monolith, a character from the Elementals comic book series
• "The Monolith", a nickname for any of the massive black blocks in 2001: A Space Odyssey. The one discovered on the Moon was officially named Tycho Magnetic Anomaly 1

In computers:

• Monolithic kernel, a kernel architecture for computer operating systems
• Monolithic system, a computer system architecture where processing, data and the user interface all reside on the same system
• Monolith (computer program), a software tool to distribute copyrighted data without committing copyright infringement.
• Monolith Productions, a computer game company
• Monolith Soft, a Japanese computer game company
• A monolithic die

In film:

• Monolith (film), a 1993 film starring Bill Paxton and Lindsay Frost

In music:

• Monolith Festival, a Colorado music festival.
• Monolith, a grindcore band (existed from 1997 until 2004) from Vienna/Austria
• Monolyth (band), a heavy metal band from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, started in 2007.
• Monolithic (band), synthpop band
• Monolith, a song by T. Rex from the album Electric Warrior.
• Monolith, a song by Yello
• Monolith, a song by Wolfmother
• Monolith (album), a 1979 album by Kansas
• Monolith (Amebix album), a 1987 album by the punk band Amebix
• Monolith (Death Cube K album), a 2007 set of 5 albums by the Avant-garde metal composer Death Cube K its an anagram of Buckethead
• Monolith, a 15 minute song by The Beta Band, on the compilation The Three EPs

In literature:

• Monolith Press, a publishing company founded by Wil Wheaton
• A Monolith, the only vehicle of the Necron army in Warhammer 40,000