Definitions for plutonism
plutonism
plu·to·nism
Spelling: [ploot-n-iz-uh m]
IPA: /ˈplut nˌɪz əm/
Plutonism is a 9 letter English word.
You can make 536 anagrams from letters in plutonism (ilmnopstu).
Definitions for plutonism
noun
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the intrusion of magma and associated deep-seated processes within the earth's crust.
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(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).
Origin of plutonism
First recorded in 1840-50; pluton(ic) + -ism