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Plutonic

Plu·ton·ic

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plutonisch

Synonym of PlutonianSynonym of Plutonian (“of or relating to Pluto, the Greek and Roman god of the underworld; demonic, infernal”).

UK/pluːˈtɒnɪk/US/pluˈtɑnɪk/

Meaning

4 senses

(Greek, Roman)Synonym of Plutonian (“of or relating to Pluto, the Greek and Roman god of the underworld; demonic, infernal”).
(broadly)Synonym of Plutonian (“of, relating to, or having characteristics associated with the underworld; dark, gloomy; mournful”).
(broadly)Of or pertaining to rocks formed deep in the Earth's crust, rather than by volcanoes at the surface of the Earth.
plutonisch
(broadly, historical)Of, pertaining to, or supporting plutonism (“the theory that the rocks of 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”).

More definitions

of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro

Translations

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By meaning 1

of or pertaining to rocks formed deep in the Earth's crust:

Origin

From Ancient Greek Πλούτων (Ploútōn, “Pluto, Greek and Roman god of the underworld”) (from

From Ancient Greek Πλούτων (Ploútōn, “Pluto, Greek and Roman god of the underworld”) (from πλοῦτος (ploûtos, “riches, wealth”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (“to fly; to flow; to run”)) + -ων (-ōn)) + -ic (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). The English word is cognate with Middle French plutonique (modern French plutonique (“of or pertaining to Pluto, the underworld, or the interior of the Earth”)).

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