plutonisms

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A form of plutonism — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of plutonism
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