name
Meaning 1
A surname from French.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
guyot
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈɡiː.əʊ/
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US: /ɡiˈoʊ/
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CMU ARPABET: G AY1 AH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A flat-topped seamount.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, natural-sciences, oceanography
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noun
Meaning 3
a seamount of volcanic origin (especially in the Pacific Ocean)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: seamount
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French Guyot.
Coined by Harry Hammond Hess circa 1965 due to their similar appearance to Guyot Hall, the flat-topped geology building at Princeton University, which was in turn named after Swiss-American geologist Arnold Henry Guyot.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Kven: guyotti — flat-topped seamount