Monobloc
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Monobloc may refer to:
- Monobloc engineMonobloc engineA monobloc or en bloc engine is an internal-combustion piston engine where some of the major components: cylinder head, cylinder block, or crankcase are formed, usually by casting, as a single integral unit, rather than being assembled later...
: an internal combustion engine with the cylinder head and block formed as one unit. - Monobloc (chair)Monobloc (chair)The Monobloc chair is a lightweight stackable polypropylene chair, often described as the world's most common.Based on original designs by the Italian designer Vico Magistretti in 1967, variants of the one-piece plastic chair went into production with Allibert Group and Grossfillex Group in the...
: a type of light-weight chairChairA chair is a stable, raised surface used to sit on, commonly for use by one person. Chairs are most often supported by four legs and have a back; however, a chair can have three legs or could have a different shape depending on the criteria of the chair specifications. A chair without a back or...
made of one-piece plastic. - Monobloc (film)Monobloc (film)Monobloc is an Argentine film, directed by Luis Ortega, his second feature, and written by Ortega and Carolina Fal. The film stars Graciela Borges, Rita Cortese, Carolina Fal, and others.-Plot:...
- Monobloc LNBMonoblock LNBA Monoblock LNB is a type of Low-noise block converter used in communications satellite reception. This dual LNB is the simplest solution to achieve multifeed reception for two satellites....
- In photography, another name for a monolightMonolightA monolight is a self-contained photographic flash lighting unit usually found in a studio. Each monolight has its own independent power source. It does not depend on a centralized power supply as a "pack and head" system does. Monolights are also independently controlled: each has its own power...
, a type of electronic flash with the electronics in the head, as opposed to a pack-and-head system