Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A flat-topped submarine mountain.

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  • noun oceanography A flat-topped seamount.

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  • noun a seamount of volcanic origin (especially in the Pacific Ocean)

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After Arnold Henri Guyot, (1807–1884), Swiss-born American geologist and geographer.]

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Named for Swiss geologist Arnold Henry Guyot (1807-1884).

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Examples

  • In my head-pounding state, I misread that you were going to lend me a dress, guyot!

    Independents Falling: Correction or Foreshadowing? 2007

  • I'm glad that Alex and guyot took first crack at your question, Mike.

    And the Award Goes too... 2007

  • I'm not smart enough to really answer your questin, guyot, because I write (and perhaps even read) intuitively and not analytically.

    What's your point? 2007

  • October 11, 2007 at 10: 41 AM guyot, I've heard Simon is the love child of Jim Clark and a Time Lord.

    Fun Facts! 2007

  • I'm not smart enough to really answer your questin, guyot, because I write (and perhaps even read) intuitively and not analytically.

    What's your point? 2007

  • And guyot, since you're such a Bruce Lee fan, look for Justin Lin's upcoming dark comedy, "Finishing the Game," about the making of Lee's last movie after his untimely death.

    Map Quest 2007

  • Very nice! p.s. I thought guyot was also going to be in that photo but I was wrong.

    Neil Nyren -- No Longer a Man of Mystery 2007

  • So I'm all for the independent press, but like guyot says, make sure to research the financial viability of the publisher and have a lawyer/agent look over your contract.

    The Sexy, Sexy Indy Press 2007

  • A career was born. guyot on December 05, 2006 | Permalink

    December 2006 2006

  • Whether they be state-of-the-art like Cerritos or more low-tech as guyot described, there's something intoxicating about all those books, both new and old, gathered in one place.

    L.A. MIX PROFILE: Librarian Padmini Prabhakar 2006

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