different between lithosphere vs monolith

English

Etymology

From litho- +? -sphere.

Noun

lithosphere (plural lithospheres)

1. (geology) The rigid, mechanically strong, outer layer of the Earth; divided into twelve major plates.
   • 2001, Neville Price, Major Impacts and Plate Tectonics: A Model for the Phanerozoic Evolution of the Earth's Lithosphere, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), page 28,

     Then we indicate some of the more pertinent characteristics of oceanic and continental lithospheres.

   • 2002, Donald L. Turcotte, Gerald Schubert, Geodynamics, Cambridge University Press, 2nd Edition, page 121,

     When applying Equation (3-74) to determine the downward deflection of the earth's lithosphere due to an applied load, we must be careful to include in q(x) the hydrostatic restoring force caused by the effective replacement of mantle rocks in a vertical column by material of smaller density.

   • 2004, Simon M. Peacock, 20: Insight into the hydrogeology and alteration of oceanic lithosphere based on subduction zones and arc vulcanism, Earl E. Davis, Harry Elderfield (editors), Hydrogeology of the Oceanic Lithosphere, Cambridge University Press, page 665,

     Active serpentine mud volcanoes observed in the Mariana fore-arc provide dramatic evidence for hydration of the shallow mantle wedge by H₂O fluids derived from the subducting lithosphere (Fryer. 1996: Fryer et al., 1999).

Coordinate terms

• atmosphere
• hydrosphere
• biosphere

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See also

• atmosphere
• hydrosphere

Anagrams

• heterophils

English

Etymology

The noun is borrowed from French monolithe (“object made from a single block of stone”), from Middle French monolythe (“made from a single block of stone”) (rare), and from their etymon Latin monolithus (“made from a single block of stone”), from Ancient Greek ????????? (monólithos, “made from a single block of stone”), from ????- (mono-, prefix meaning ‘alone; single’) (from ????? (mónos, “alone; only, unique”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“little, small”)) + ????? (líthos, “a stone; stone as a substance”); analysable as mono- +? -lith. The English word is cognate with German monolith (“made from a single block of stone”).

The verb is derived from the noun.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m?n?l??/, /?m?nl??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m?n??l??/
• Hyphenation: mo?no?lith

Noun

monolith (plural monoliths)

1. (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.

   Antonym: polylith
2. (also attributively and figuratively) Anything massive, uniform, and unmovable, especially a towering and impersonal cultural, political, or social organization or structure.

   Antonym: chimera
3. (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.
4. (Britain, horticulture) A dead tree whose height and size have been reduced by breaking off or cutting its branches.

Derived terms

• monolithal
• monolithic
• monolithically
• monolithism

Related terms

• megalith

Translations

Verb

monolith (third-person singular simple present monoliths, present participle monolithing, simple past and past participle monolithed)

1. (transitive) To create (something) as, or convert (one or more things) into, a monolith.
   1. (construction) To cast (one or more concrete components) in a single piece with no joints.
   2. (Britain, horticulture) To reduce the height and size of (a dead tree) by breaking off or cutting its branches.

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References

Further reading

• monolith on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• monolith (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia