HUTTONIAN

Meaning of HUTTONIAN in English

(a.) Relating to what is now called the Plutonic theory of the earth, first advanced by Dr. James Hutton.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

HUTTONIAN — I. |hə|tōnēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: James Hutton died 1797 Scottish geologist + English -ian : of or relating …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HUTTONIAN — ( a. ) Relating to what is now called the Plutonic theory of the earth, first advanced by Dr. James …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HUTTONIAN — adj relating to what is now called the plutonic theory of the earth, first advanced by dr. james hutton.
Webster English vocab
HUTTONIANISM — noun see huttonian II
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNIFORMITARIANISM — in geology, the doctrine that existing processes acting in the same manner and with essentially the same intensity as at …
Britannica English vocabulary
GEOCHRONOLOGY — scientific study concerned with the sequence of geologic events in the history of the Earth. Geologic history provides a conceptual …
Britannica English vocabulary
HUTTON, JAMES — born June 3, 1726, Edinburgh, Scot. died March 26, 1797, Edinburgh Scottish geologist, chemist, naturalist, and originator of one of …
Britannica English vocabulary

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