plutonic

English

Etymology

From French plutonique (“of or pertaining to Pluto, the underworld, interior of the earth”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /pluːˈtɒn.ɪk/

Adjective

plutonic (not comparable)

1. (mineralogy) Of an igneous rock that cooled and hardened below the earth's surface.

Synonyms

• abyssal, see: abyssal rock
• intrusive
• irruptive

Related terms

• rock
• mineral

Translations

of rock that cooled and hardened below the surface of the Earth

• Finnish: plutoninen (fi), syvä- (fi) (see syväkivi)
• Galician: plutónico (gl) m
• German: plutonisch (de)

• Spanish: plutónico (es) m, plutónica (es) f