# guyot

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡiː.əʊ/ · frequency rank #89,424

## Definitions
1. A flat-topped seamount.

## Etymology
Coined by Harry Hammond Hess circa 1965 due to their similar appearance to Guyot Hall, the flat-topped geology building at Princeton University, which was in turn named after Swiss-American geologist Arnold Henry Guyot.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/guyot