Huttonianadj.n.

/hʌˈtəʊnɪən/

Etymology: See -ian suffix.

A. adj.

Of or relating to James Hutton the geologist (1726–1796), who maintained against Werner the igneous or ‘plutonic’ origin of unstratified rocks, as basalt, granite, etc.

ΚΠ

1802 Edinb. Rev. 1 206 Deducible from the..Huttonian hypothesis.

1802 J. Playfair (title) Illustrations of the Huttonian theory of the earth.

1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. I. xiv. 457 The partisans of the Huttonian or volcanic theory.

1859 J. Hamilton Mem. J. Wilson i. 12 The discussion..between Wernerian and Huttonian theorists.

B. n.

An adherent of the geological principles advocated by Hutton.

ΚΠ

1802 Edinb. Rev. 1 202 The leading positions..of the Huttonians.

1815 W. Phillips Outl. Mineral. & Geol. (1818) 196 These two parties are termed volcanists and neptunists: or more familiarly by geologists, Huttonians and Wernerians.

1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) vi. 113 The Huttonians or Vulcanists..advocated an igneous and eruptive origin for the traps, basalts, greenstones, and granites.

Derivatives

Huˈttonianism n. the theory of Hutton.

ΚΠ

1892 Athenæum 6 Aug. 181/3 Playfair constituted himself the apostle of Huttonianism.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	huttonian
释义	Huttonianadj.n. /hʌˈtəʊnɪən/ Etymology: See -ian suffix. A. adj. Of or relating to James Hutton the geologist (1726–1796), who maintained against Werner the igneous or ‘plutonic’ origin of unstratified rocks, as basalt, granite, etc. ΚΠ 1802 Edinb. Rev. 1 206 Deducible from the..Huttonian hypothesis. 1802 J. Playfair (title) Illustrations of the Huttonian theory of the earth. 1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. I. xiv. 457 The partisans of the Huttonian or volcanic theory. 1859 J. Hamilton Mem. J. Wilson i. 12 The discussion..between Wernerian and Huttonian theorists. B. n. An adherent of the geological principles advocated by Hutton. ΚΠ 1802 Edinb. Rev. 1 202 The leading positions..of the Huttonians. 1815 W. Phillips Outl. Mineral. & Geol. (1818) 196 These two parties are termed volcanists and neptunists: or more familiarly by geologists, Huttonians and Wernerians. 1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) vi. 113 The Huttonians or Vulcanists..advocated an igneous and eruptive origin for the traps, basalts, greenstones, and granites. Derivatives Huˈttonianism n. the theory of Hutton. ΚΠ 1892 Athenæum 6 Aug. 181/3 Playfair constituted himself the apostle of Huttonianism. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.n.1802
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