plutonism

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Pluto +‎ -ism, after the classical ruler of the underworld.

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plutonism (countable and uncountable, plural plutonisms)

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  1. 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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Etymology

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Borrowed from French plutonisme.

Noun

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plutonism n (uncountable)

  1. plutonism

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