guyot

[ gee-oh ]

/ giˈoʊ /

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noun

a flat-topped seamount, found chiefly in the Pacific Ocean.

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Origin of guyot

1945–50; named after Arnold H. Guyot (1807–84), Swiss-born American geologist and geographer

Words nearby guyot

Guyenne, Guy Fawkes Day, guy Friday, guyliner, Guyon, guyot, guyver, Guzmán, Guzmán Blanco, guzzle, guzzler

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How to use guyot in a sentence

In a private conversation, Professor Guyot made a remark which seems to have a public value.
Thoughts on Educational Topics and Institutions|George S. Boutwell
Guyot Poignant had become security for this sum which had not been paid by the time fixed.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France
During the midday pause I hurriedly made my way to the Widow Guyot's little shop.
The Book of Susan|Lee Wilson Dodd
He had stood the trip well, Madame Guyot assured me, and would undoubtedly win through to a ripe old age.
The Book of Susan|Lee Wilson Dodd

"How finely Guyot humbugs you Americans with his slops," Gurowski said to me one day.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866|Various

British Dictionary definitions for guyot

guyot

/ (ˈɡiːˌəʊ) /

noun

a flat-topped submarine mountain, common in the Pacific Ocean, usually an extinct volcano whose summit did not reach above the sea surfaceCompare seamount

Word Origin for guyot

C20: named after A. H. Guyot (1807–84), Swiss geographer and geologist

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Scientific definitions for guyot

guyot

[ gē′ō ]

A flat-topped, extinct submarine volcano having an elevation of over 1,000 m (3,280 ft) above the ocean floor. Guyots are thought to form as volcanos in sea-floor spreading zones and to become extinct as they move away from the spreading zones through plate tectonic forces. Their flat tops are believed to form by the erosional action of waves when they initially project above sea level.