Definition of Neptunian
Nep`tu´ni`an
prop. a.
1.
Of
or
pertaining
to
the
ocean
or
sea
.
2.
(Geol.)
Formed
by
water
or
aqueous
solution
;
as
,
Neptunian
rocks
.
Neptunian races
(Ethnol.)
the
Malay
and
Polynesian
races
.
Neptunian theory
(Geol.)
the
theory
of
Werner
,
which
referred
the
formation
of
all
rocks
and
strata
to
the
agency
of
water
; -
opposed
to
the
Plutonic
theory
.
prop. n.
1.
(Geol.)
One
who
adopts
the
Neptunian
theory
.
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