Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gee-oh]
- /giˈoʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [gee-oh]
- /giˈoʊ/
Definitions of guyot word
- noun guyot a flat-topped seamount, found chiefly in the Pacific Ocean. 1
- noun guyot A seamount with a flat top. 1
- noun guyot a flat-topped submarine mountain, common in the Pacific Ocean, usually an extinct volcano whose summit did not reach above the sea surface 0
- noun guyot a flat-topped, steeply rising seamount; tablemount 0
- noun guyot (oceanography) A flat-topped seamount. 0
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Origin of guyot
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
1945-50; named after Arnold H. Guyot (1807-84), Swiss-born American geologist and geographer
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Parts of speech for Guyot
noun
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guyot popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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