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plutonism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
plu-ton-ism
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of plutonism.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

plutonisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Plutonist Neptunism

Synonyms

vulcanism

Questions

What does plutonism mean?
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.
Where does plutonism come from?
From Pluto + -ism, after the classical ruler of the underworld.

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