plutonic
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of plutonic
1790–1800; < Latin Plūtōn- (stem of Plūtō Pluto < Greek Ploútōn ) + -ic; originally referring to the Plutonic theory ( see plutonism)
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To reconstruct this overlooked chapter of Earth's history, the researchers examined volcanic and plutonic rocks collected from multiple locations across northwestern Iran.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
However, Page Six reports that the duo’s relationship is plutonic and not romantic.
From Fox News ● Aug. 3, 2021
If magma cools slowly, deep within the crust, the resulting rock is called intrusive or plutonic.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
“We’re exactly like a man capable of sustaining a plutonic friendship with an attractive female co-worker — we’re entirely hypothetical.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2015
The Bear Islands lying off the mouth of the Kolyma are, for the most part, formed of a plutonic rock, whose upper part has weathered away, leaving gigantic isolated pillars.
From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Alexander Leslie
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