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Hutton
[ huht-n ]
noun
- James, 1726–97, Scottish geologist: formulated uniformitarianism.
Hutton
/ ˈhʌtən /
noun
- HuttonJames17261797MScottishSCIENCE: geologist James. 1726–97, Scottish geologist, regarded as the founder of modern geology
- HuttonSir Leonard19161990MEnglishSPORT AND GAMES: cricketer Sir Leonard, known as Len Hutton . 1916–90, English cricketer; the first professional captain of England (1953)
Hutton
/ hŭt′n /
- Scottish geologist whose theories of rock and land formation laid the foundation for modern geology. He showed that, over long periods of time, the erosion of rocks produces sediments, which are transported by water, ice, and air to locations at or near sea level. These sediments eventually become solidified into other rocks.
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Example Sentences
Byrne said Wilkie repeatedly told him to find a way to distribute the information he had obtained about Goldstein and also told Hutton to get Cashour to “do something.”
Thompson took over when his predecessor, Greg Dyke, resigned in the wake of the Hutton Report in 2004.
When Hutton Gibson filed for divorce last month, Joye Gibson was “baffled,” according to the petition.
His models included Julianne Moore, Rita Wilson, Lauren Hutton, and Beyoncé Knowles.
His father, Hutton Gibson, is an outspoken religious zealot who has said the Holocaust never happened.
“You do what you have to do,” boomed Hutton to no one in particular.
Hutton Lake, Wyoming, is the home of a serpent queen, whose breathing may be seen in the bubbles that well up in the centre.
Hutton's original hypothesis, and not the modifications of it introduced by the Neptu-Vulcanists, were adverted to in reply.
At least, one objection to Hutton's views would be removed by modifying his theory in the manner it seems to be by Bakewell.
Mr. Laurence Hutton discovered but Mr. Millet appropriated it: its sweetness was wasted until he began to distil and bottle it.
Hereupon a regular scramble took place for the carcass of Mr Hutton Bagsby.
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