plutonism

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plutonisms 复数 plutonisms

别名

Plutonism

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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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词源

From Pluto + -ism, after the classical ruler of the underworld.

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