Tablemount

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A seamount with a flat top; synonym of guyot.

    "The theory that the tablemounts were decapitated by great oscillations of sea level, owing to water becoming locked up in ice caps or to some other cause, seems to be definitely ruled out, since the peaks are not concordant."

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"The theory that the tablemounts were decapitated by great oscillations of sea level, owing to water becoming locked up in ice caps or to some other cause, seems to be definitely ruled out, since the peaks are not concordant."

Etymology

Blend of table + seamount.

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