Guyot
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡiː.əʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Guyot is a noun meaning (oceanography) A flat-topped seamount.
Meaning
(oceanography) A flat-topped seamount.
Example Sentences
It was scored everywhere with canyons, trenches and crevasses and dotted with volcanic seamounts that he called guyots after an earlier Princeton geologist named Arnold Guyot.
Word Forms
- guyots
Related Words
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