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monobloc

monobloc

7.3
Made from one solid piece of material rather than from many parts
  • adjective
  • /ˈmɒnəˌblɒk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : monobloque
  • The new chair is a monobloc design, molded from a single piece of plastic.

Examples

  • Engineers chose a monobloc cylinder head to improve durability and reduce leaks.

  • Many outdoor furniture sets now use monobloc construction for strength and simplicity.

  • The chair is made from a monobloc design.

  • This monobloc table is very sturdy.

  • The new chair is a monobloc design, molded from a single piece of plastic.

  • Engineers chose a monobloc cylinder head to improve durability and reduce leaks.

  • Many outdoor furniture sets now use monobloc construction for strength and simplicity.

Synonyms

monolithic
vsmonobloc
6 7.8

Very large and solid in shape with no separate parts

is about being made as a single unit rather than assembled

Surface Forms

monobloc positive

Morphology

monobloc = bloc (semi-transparent) = mono + bloc

The structure clearly combines mono- meaning 'one' with bloc, but the bloc element is a loanword and not a highly productive everyday English base.

Etymology

Monobloc comes from the part mono- meaning 'single' and the word bloc meaning 'block' or 'piece', as in monochrome where mono- means 'one'. So a monobloc design is made as one single unit instead of being put together from many parts.