james hutton

1. 1.

   Scottish geologist who described the processes that have shaped the surface of the earth (1726-1797)

   SynonymsHutton

   Broadergeologist

Questions about james hutton

What does james hutton mean?

james hutton means "Scottish geologist who described the processes that have shaped the surface of the earth (1726-1797)".

What is another word for james hutton?

Close synonyms include Hutton. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is james hutton a common word?

james hutton is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.