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geode

[′jē‚ōd]
(geology)
A roughly spheroidal, hollow body lined inside with inward-projecting, small crystals; found frequently in limestone beds but may occur in shale.
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Geode

A family of X86-based microprocessors from AMD. Natively running Windows and Linux applications, the 32-bit Geode chips are used in embedded systems due to their low power requirements. The Geode was originally launched in 1999 by National Semiconductor, using a processor core from Cyrix after the two companies merged in 1997. In 2003, AMD acquired the Geode series. See x86 and AMD.
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Geode

 

a form of natural mineral aggregate. It is represented by closed cavities in certain rocks, which are filled with cryptocrystalline or eucrystalline aggregates of minerals. Geodes may be isometric or round or have other shapes. The mineral substance in a geode is frequently deposited by layers, forming concentric zonal layers (for example, agates). Geodes may not be filled completely with minerals; in this case a hollow place remains in the middle that is usually strewn with vugs of crystals, stalactites, and so forth. They may be more than 1 m long in cross section; the minimum size of a geode is fractions of a centimeter (so-called amygdaloids).

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