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geode
[ jee-ohd ]
noun
- a hollow concretionary or nodular stone often lined with crystals.
- the hollow or cavity of this.
- any similar formation.
geode
/ dʒɪˈɒdɪk; ˈdʒiːəʊd /
noun
- a cavity, usually lined with crystals, within a rock mass or nodule
geode
/ jē′ōd′ /
- A small, hollow, usually rounded rock lined on the inside with inward-pointing crystals. Geodes form when mineral-rich water entering a cavity in a rock undergoes a sudden change in pressure or temperature, causing crystals to form from the solution and line the cavity's walls.
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Derived Forms
- geodic, adjective
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Other Words From
- ge·od·ic [jee-, od, -ik], ge·od·al [jee-, ohd, -l], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of geode1
C17: from Latin geōdēs a precious stone, from Greek: earthlike; see geo- , -ode 1
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Example Sentences
I looked it over as if it were some strange geode, compressed as it was by time and tread.
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From Project Gutenberg
A geode is a hollow shell of stone, usually quartz, lined with crystals pointing toward the center.
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The entire region is an enormously large, perfectly formed, and undamaged geode.
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No date; no place mentioned; we note the suggestion that it was only a geode, which had been upon the ground in the first place.
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Geode, an irregular shaped stone, containing a small cavity.
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