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giˈoʊguy·ot

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. guyotnoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. guyotnoun

    A flat-topped seamount.

  2. Etymology: Named for Swiss geologist (1807-1884).

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  1. Guyot

    In marine geology, a guyot (), also called a tablemount, is an isolated underwater volcanic mountain (seamount) with a flat top more than 200 m (660 ft) below the surface of the sea. The diameters of these flat summits can exceed 10 km (6.2 mi). Guyots are most commonly found in the Pacific Ocean, but they have been identified in all the oceans except the Arctic Ocean. They are analogous to tables (such as mesas) on land.

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  1. guyot

    A guyot is a type of underwater volcanic mountain with a flat or rounded top, typically formed by the erosion and submersion of a former island. Most of its height is submerged beneath the sea. The term is used in oceanography and was named after the Swiss-American geologist Arnold Henry Guyot.

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  1. Guyot

    A guyot, also known as a tablemount, is an isolated underwater volcanic mountain, with a flat top over 200 meters below the surface of the sea. The diameters of these flat summits can exceed 10 km. The guyot was named after the Swiss-American geographer and geologist Arnold Henry Guyot. The term was coined by Harry Hammond Hess. Guyots are most commonly found in the Pacific Ocean. Guyots show evidence of having been above the surface with gradual subsidence through stages from fringed reefed mountain, coral atoll, and finally a flat topped submerged mountain. Their flatness is due to erosion by waves, winds, and atmospheric processes. The steepness gradient of most guyots is about 20 degrees. To technically be considered a guyot or tablemount, they must stand at least 3000 ft tall. However, there are many undersea mounts that can range from just less than 300 ft to around 3000 ft. Very large oceanic volcanic constructions, hundreds of km across, are called oceanic plateaus. Seamounts are made by extrusion of lavas piped upward in stages from sources within the Earth's mantle to vents on the seafloor. Seamounts provide data on movements of tectonic plates on which they ride, and on the rheology of the underlying lithosphere. The trend of a seamount chain traces the direction of motion of the lithospheric plate over a more or less fixed heat source in the underlying asthenosphere part of the Earth's mantle. There are thought to be an estimated 2,000 seamounts in the Pacific basin. The Emperor Seamounts are an excellent example of an entire volcanic chain undergoing this process and contain many guyots among their other examples.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. GUYOT

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Guyot is ranked #33410 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Guyot surname appeared 683 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Guyot.

    82.4% or 563 total occurrences were White.
    5.2% or 36 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    4.2% or 29 total occurrences were Asian.
    4.1% or 28 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of guyot in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of guyot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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