geode
See also: GEODE
English
Etymology
From French géode, from Latin geōdēs, from Ancient Greek γεώδης (geṓdēs, “earthlike”), equivalent to γῆ (gê, “earth”) + -ώδης (-ṓdēs).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʒiː.əʊd/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒiː.oʊd/
- Rhymes: -iːəʊd
Noun
geode (plural geodes)
- (geology) A nodule of stone having a cavity lined with mineral or crystal matter on the inside wall.
Derived terms
Translations
hollow stone with crystals on the inside wall
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Anagrams
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒeˈɔ.de/
- Rhymes: -ɔde
- Hyphenation: ge‧ò‧de
Noun
geode m (plural geodi)
Further reading
- geode in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒeˈɔ.d͡ʒi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒeˈɔ.de/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʒjɔ.dɨ/ [ˈʒjɔ.ðɨ]
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔd͡ʒi, (Portugal) -ɔdɨ
- Hyphenation: ge‧o‧de
Noun
geode m (plural geodes)