plutonist

English

Alternative forms

Noun

plutonist (plural plutonists)

  1. One who supports the geological theory of plutonism.
    • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 74:
      The Plutonists, who had Thomas Huxley on their side, asserted that rocks such as basalt and granite, which originated in a molten state deep within the Earth, were the primary source, and that the other rock types such as sandstone and slate were formed from their breakdown and re-deposition as silt and mud.

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Romanian

Etymology

From pluton +‎ -ist.

Adjective

plutonist m or n (feminine singular plutonistă, masculine plural plutoniști, feminine and neuter plural plutoniste)

  1. plutonist

Declension

Declension of plutonist
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite plutonist plutonistă plutoniști plutoniste
definite plutonistul plutonista plutoniștii plutonistele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite plutonist plutoniste plutoniști plutoniste
definite plutonistului plutonistei plutoniștilor plutonistelor

Noun

plutonist m (plural plutoniști)

  1. plutonist

Declension

Declension of plutonist
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative plutonist plutonistul plutoniști plutoniștii
genitive-dative plutonist plutonistului plutoniști plutoniștilor
vocative plutonistule plutoniștilor

References

  • plutonist in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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