2 entries under this word

Plutonian

Plu-tō'ni-an, a.

adjective

a. [Fr. Plutonien, Lat. Plutonius, Gr. Πλουτώνιος. See supra.] Plutonic.

Plutonian theory (Geol.), the theory that the unstratified crystalline rocks were formed by the agency of heat; — opposed to Neptunian theory.

Plū-tō'mi-an, n.

noun

n. (Geol.) One who maintains the origin of mountains, &c., to be from fire.