geode

geode

English

Etymology

From French géode, from Latin geōdēs, from Ancient Greek γεώδης (geṓdēs, “earthlike”), equivalent to γῆ (gê, “earth”) + -ώδης (-ṓdēs)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒiːəʊd/
• Rhymes: -iːəʊd

Noun

geode (plural geodes)

1. (geology) A nodule of stone having a cavity lined with mineral or crystal matter on the inside wall.

Translations

hollow stone with crystals on the inside wall

Arabic: please add this translation if you can Armenian: please add this translation if you can Bulgarian: геод m (geod) Catalan: geoda f Chinese: Mandarin: 晶洞 (jīngdòng) Esperanto: please add this translation if you can Finnish: geodi

French: géode (fr) f Georgian: please add this translation if you can Italian: geode m, drusa f Portuguese: geode m, geodo (pt) m Russian: жео́да (ru) f (žeóda) Spanish: geoda f Thai: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• Doege, Goede, ogeed

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Italian

Noun

geode m (plural geodi)

1. geode

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• geodo

Noun

geode m (plural geodes)

1. (geology) geode (hollow stone with crystals on the inside wall)