plutonism
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Pluto + -ism, after the classical ruler of the underworld.
Noun
editplutonism (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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editscientific theory
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Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French plutonisme.
Noun
editplutonism n (uncountable)
Declension
edit declension of plutonism (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) plutonism | plutonismul |
genitive/dative | (unui) plutonism | plutonismului |
vocative | plutonismule |
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- English lemmas
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- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Obsolete scientific theories
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- Romanian terms borrowed from French
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- Romanian lemmas
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- Romanian uncountable nouns
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