Neptunismn.

Brit.

/ˈnɛptjuːnɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈnɛpˌt(j)uˌnɪz(ə)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Neptune n., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < Neptune n. + -ism suffix. Compare French neptunisme (1831). Compare earlier Neptunist n. and slightly earlier Neptunianism n.

Geology. Now historical.

The theory that rocks such as granite and basalt were formed by crystallization from the waters of a primeval ocean, rather than by solidification from magma. Cf. plutonism n.The theory, propounded by Abraham Gottlob Werner (see Wernerian adj. and n.), was popular at the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th cent., but is now rejected.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > earth sciences > theory of formation of earth > [noun] > flood or aqueous

diluvianism1816

Neptunianism1830

Neptunism1842

Wernerianism1892

1842 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 50 The ‘Plutonism’ of the older theorists, and the ‘neptunism’ of their successors, are about to be succeeded in the history of hypotheses, by the universal ice-flood.

1905 A. Geikie Founders of Geol. (ed. 2) viii. 257 Powerful as an advocate for the Vulcanist doctrines in opposition to the prevailing Neptunism of his time, he wrote some excellent monographs on the geology of different parts of Italy.

1953 S. F. Mason Hist. Sci. xxxiii. 321 In the period 1790–1830..the Vulcanist view became associated with the theory that rock strata had gradually evolved, and Neptunism with the theory that the strata were formed suddenly and catastrophically.

1981 J. McPhee Basin & Range 92 The scientific hypothesis that overwhelmingly prevailed at the time of the Bunker Hill was neptunism—the aqueous origins of the visible world.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	neptunism
释义	Neptunismn. Brit. /ˈnɛptjuːnɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈnɛpˌt(j)uˌnɪz(ə)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Neptune n., -ism suffix. Etymology: < Neptune n. + -ism suffix. Compare French neptunisme (1831). Compare earlier Neptunist n. and slightly earlier Neptunianism n. Geology. Now historical. The theory that rocks such as granite and basalt were formed by crystallization from the waters of a primeval ocean, rather than by solidification from magma. Cf. plutonism n.The theory, propounded by Abraham Gottlob Werner (see Wernerian adj. and n.), was popular at the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th cent., but is now rejected. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > earth sciences > theory of formation of earth > [noun] > flood or aqueous diluvianism1816 Neptunianism1830 Neptunism1842 Wernerianism1892 1842 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 50 The ‘Plutonism’ of the older theorists, and the ‘neptunism’ of their successors, are about to be succeeded in the history of hypotheses, by the universal ice-flood. 1905 A. Geikie Founders of Geol. (ed. 2) viii. 257 Powerful as an advocate for the Vulcanist doctrines in opposition to the prevailing Neptunism of his time, he wrote some excellent monographs on the geology of different parts of Italy. 1953 S. F. Mason Hist. Sci. xxxiii. 321 In the period 1790–1830..the Vulcanist view became associated with the theory that rock strata had gradually evolved, and Neptunism with the theory that the strata were formed suddenly and catastrophically. 1981 J. McPhee Basin & Range 92 The scientific hypothesis that overwhelmingly prevailed at the time of the Bunker Hill was neptunism—the aqueous origins of the visible world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1842
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