plutonism
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Pluto + -ism, after the classical ruler of the underworld.
Noun[edit]
plutonism (countable and uncountable, plural plutonisms)
- The old geological theory that the rocks forming the Earth were formed in fire by volcanic activity, with a continuing gradual process of weathering and erosion, then deposited on the sea bed, re-formed into layers of sedimentary rock by heat and pressure, and raised again.
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scientific theory
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Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French plutonisme.
Noun[edit]
plutonism n (uncountable)
Declension[edit]
declension of plutonism (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) plutonism | plutonismul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) plutonism | plutonismului |
| vocative | plutonismule | |
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