What does amygdaloid mean?
Definitions for amygdaloid
əˈmɪg dəˌlɔɪdamyg·daloid
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Princeton's WordNet
amygdaloidadjective
volcanic rock in which rounded cavities formed by expanding gas have subsequently become filled with mineral deposits
almond-shaped, amygdaliform, amygdaloid, amygdaloidaladjective
shaped like an almond
Wiktionary
amygdaloidnoun
A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, especially agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava.
amygdaloidadjective
Shaped like an almond.
Etymology: From ἀμυγδάλη.
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amygdaloid
An amygdaloid is a structure within the brain called the amygdala, often almond-shaped, involved in processing emotions, fear responses and pleasure. It can also refer to a rock formation that contains almond-shaped cavities, originally developed from gas bubbles in volcanic lava.
Webster Dictionary
Amygdaloidnoun
a variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, esp. agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava
Amygdaloidadjective
alt. of Amygdaloidal
Etymology: [Gr. almond + -oid: cf. F. amygdalode.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Amygdaloid
a-mig′da-loid, n. a variety of basaltic rock containing almond-shaped nodules of other minerals, as quartz, felspar.—adj. Amygdaloi′dal. [Gr. amygdalē, and eidos, form.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of amygdaloid in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of amygdaloid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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