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plutonic

 
Dictionary: plu·ton·ic   (plū-tŏn'ĭk) pronunciation
adj.
Of deep igneous or magmatic origin: plutonic rocks.

[From Latin Plūtō, Plūtōn-, Pluto. See Pluto.]


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro
  Synonyms: irruptive, eruptive


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - plutonisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
gevormd door stolling van magma

Français (French)
adj. - plutonien

Deutsch (German)
adj. - plutonisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (γεωλ.) πλουτώνιος, πλουτωνικός, πυριγενής

Italiano (Italian)
plutonico, plutoniano

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - plutônico

Русский (Russian)
глубинный, магматический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - plutónico, roca ígnea solidificada debajo de la superficie terrestre, infernal, de las regiones infernales

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - plutonisk (geol.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
火成岩的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 火成岩的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - (지하) 심성의, 화성론의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 火成の, 冥界の, 深成の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متعلق ببلوتو‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮התגבש כסלע וולקני מתחת לפני הקרקע (גיאולוגיה), של הגיהינום‬


 
 
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