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Found 2 items, similar to plutonic rocks.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: plutonic rock
plutonic rock
n : large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have
solidified deep within the earth [syn:
batholith,
batholite,
pluton]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: plutonic rocks
Intrusive
\In*tru"sive\, a.
Apt to intrude; characterized by intrusion; entering without
right or welcome.
[1913 Webster]
Intrusive rocks (Geol.), rocks which have been forced,
while in a plastic or melted state, into the cavities or
between the cracks or layers of other rocks. The term is
sometimes used as equivalent to
plutonic rocks. It is
then contrasted with effusive or volcanic rocks. --
In*tru"sive*ly, adv. --
In*tru"sive*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
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