About The Word Plutonic
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Plutonic
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What's The Definition Of Plutonic?
[adj] igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro
Synonyms | Synonyms for Plutonic: eruptive | intrusive | irruptive Related Terms | Find terms related to Plutonic: See Also | Plutonic In Webster's Dictionary \Plu*ton"ic\, a. [Cf. F. plutonique. See {Pluto}.]
1. Of or pertaining to Pluto; Plutonian; hence, pertaining to
the interior of the earth; subterranean.
2. Of, pertaining to, or designating, the system of the
Plutonists; igneous; as, the Plutonic theory.
{Plutonic action} (Geol.), the influence of volcanic heat and
other subterranean forces under pressure.
{Plutonic rocks} (Geol.), granite, porphyry, and some other
igneous rocks, supposed to have consolidated from a melted
state at a great depth from the surface. Cf. {Intrusive
rocks}, under {Intrusive}.
{Plutonic theory}. (Geol.) See {Plutonism}.
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