plutonism
[ ploot-n-iz-uh m ]
/ ˈplut nˌɪz əm /
noun Geology.
the intrusion of magma and associated deep-seated processes within the earth's crust.
(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
OTHER WORDS FROM plutonism
plu·to·nist, nounWords nearby plutonism
plutocrat,
plutocratic,
pluton,
plutonian,
plutonic,
plutonism,
plutonium,
plutus,
pluvial,
pluviometer,
pluvious