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Monolith vs Obelisk - What's the difference?

monolith | obelisk |

As nouns the difference between monolith and obelisk

is that monolith is a large single block of stone, used in architecture and sculpture while obelisk is a tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument.

monolith

English

(wikipedia monolith)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A large single block of stone, used in architecture and sculpture.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
    • , author= , title=The Washington Monument , volume=100, issue=1, page=16 , magazine= citation , passage=The Washington Monument is often described as an obelisk, and sometimes even as a “true obelisk,” even though it is not. A true obelisk is a monolith , a pylon formed out of a single piece of stone.}}
  • Anything massive, uniform and unmovable.
  • (chemistry, chromatography) A continuous stationary-phase as a homogeneous column in a single piece.

    • Related terms

    * monolithic adjective

    References

    * (chemistry) Gagnon, Pete (1 August 2008). " Monoliths Emerge as Key Purification Methodology", Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News , pg. 48. ISSN 1935-472X. Retrieved on 20 September 2008.

    obelisk

    English

    (wikipedia obelisk)

    Alternative forms

    * obelisc

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
    • , author= , title=The Washington Monument , volume=100, issue=1, page=16 , magazine= citation , passage=The Washington Monument is often described as an obelisk', and sometimes even as a “true '''obelisk''',” even though it is not. A true ' obelisk is a monolith, a pylon formed out of a single piece of stone.}}
  • (printing) The dagger sign (†), especially when used as a reference mark.

    • See also

    * menhir * pillar ----