geode

[ jee-ohd ]

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noun

geode

/ dʒɪˈɒdɪk; ˈdʒiːəʊd /

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.

Origin of geode¹

1670–80; < French géode < Latin geōdēs < Greek geṓdēs earthlike. See geo-, -ode ¹

Origin of geode¹

C17: from Latin geōdēs a precious stone, from Greek: earthlike; see geo- , -ode ¹

I looked it over as if it were some strange geode, compressed as it was by time and tread.

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A geode is a hollow shell of stone, usually quartz, lined with crystals pointing toward the center.

The entire region is an enormously large, perfectly formed, and undamaged geode.

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.

Geode, an irregular shaped stone, containing a small cavity.

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