1) Obsolete scientific theory
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Plutonism (or vulcanism) is the geologic theory that the rocks forming the Earth were formed in fire by volcanic activity, with a continuing gradual process of weathering and erosion wearing away rocks, which were then deposited on the sea bed, re-formed into layers of sedimentary rock by heat and pressure, and raised again. It proposed that basal...
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• (n.) The theory, early advanced in geology, that the successive rocks of the earth`s crust were formed by igneous fusion; -- opposed to the Neptunian theory.
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(from the article `Earth sciences`) The Scottish scientist James Hutton, leader of the Plutonists, viewed the Earth as a dynamic body that functions as a heat machine. Streams wear down ...
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Plu'to·nism noun [ Confer French
plutonisme .] The theory, early advanced in geology, that the successive rocks of the earth\'b6s crust were formed by igneous fusion; -- opposed to the
Neptunian theory .
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Type: Term Pronunciation: plū′ton-izm Definitions: 1. Effects produced, as demonstrated in experimental animals, by means of exposure to the radioactive element plutonium present in atomic piles; they consist of hepatic damage, bone changes, and graying of the hair.
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