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plutonism
[ ploot-n-iz-uhm ]
/ ˈplut nˌɪz əm /
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noun Geology.
the intrusion of magma and associated deep-seated processes within the earth's crust.
(often initial capital letter) the disproven theory that all rocks formed by solidification of a molten mass, promulgated by Scottish geologist James Hutton (1726–97).
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Origin of plutonism
First recorded in 1840–50; pluton(ic) + -ism
OTHER WORDS FROM plutonism
plu·to·nist, nounWords nearby plutonism
plutocratic, plutoid, pluton, Plutonian, plutonic, plutonism, plutonium, Plutus, pluvial, pluviometer, Pluviôse
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