PLUTONIC


Meaning of PLUTONIC in English

/plooh ton"ik/ , adj. Geol.

noting or pertaining to a class of igneous rocks that have solidified far below the earth's surface.

[ 1790-1800; Pluton- (s. of Pluto Pluto Ploúton ) + -IC; orig. referring to the Plutonic theory (see PLUTONISM) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .