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单词 tablemount
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tablemountn.2

Brit. /ˈteɪblmaʊnt/, U.S. /ˈteɪbəlˌmaʊnt/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: table n., mount n.1
Etymology: < table n. + mount n.1
Oceanography.
A flat-topped seamount; = guyot n.
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the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > region of sea or ocean > [noun] > undersea mountains
sea-mountain1694
sea-mount1941
guyot1946
tablemount1952
1952 Procès-Verbaux Assoc. d'Oceanogr. Physique v. 71 The term guyot seems unnecessary in view of the more satisfactory term table mount.
2004 Marine Geol. 209 204/1 Most seamounts show a characteristic guyot or tablemount morphology denoting erosion at or near sea level.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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