Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PLUTONISM
Plu "to *nism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. plutonisme.]
Defn: The theory, early advanced in geology, that the successive rocks of the earth's crust were formed by igneous fusion; -- opposed to the Neptunian theory.
New American Oxford Dictionary
plutonism
plu to nism |ˈplo͞otnˌizəm ˈplutnɪzəm | ▶noun Geology the formation of intrusive igneous rock by solidification of magma beneath the earth's surface. • (Plutonism ) historical the theory (now accepted ) that rocks such as granite were formed by solidification from the molten state, as proposed by Scottish geologist James Hutton and others, rather than by precipitation from the sea. Compare with Neptunism. DERIVATIVES Plu to nist noun & adjective ( historical )
Oxford Dictionary
plutonism
plu ¦to |nism |ˈpluːt (ə )nɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Geology the formation of intrusive igneous rocks by solidification of magma beneath the earth's surface. • (Plutonism ) historical the theory (now accepted ) that rocks such as granite were formed by solidification from the molten state, as proposed by James Hutton and others, rather than by precipitation from the sea. Compare with Neptunism. DERIVATIVES Plutonist noun & adjective ( historical )
Duden Dictionary
Plutonismus
Plu to nis mus Substantiv, maskulin Geologie , der |Pluton i smus |Gesamtheit der Vorgänge innerhalb der Erdkruste, die durch Bewegungen und das Erstarren von Magma hervorgerufen werden
Spanish Dictionary
plutonismo
plutonismo nombre masculino Teoría geológica que atribuye la formación de la corteza terrestre a la acción del fuego interior, del cual son efecto los volcanes .SINÓNIMO vulcanismo .
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