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Meaning of plutonism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of plutonism.
    alt-of, uncountable
  2. 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

Equivalents

Ελληνικά πλουτωνισμός
Suomi plutonismi
日本語 火成説 火成論

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Plutonist Plutonium plutonium bomb plutonium dioxide plutonium pit plutonium-239

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