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Definition of Hutton, James in English: Hutton, Jamesproper nounˈhʌt(ə)nˈhətn (1726–97), Scottish geologist. Although controversial at the time, his uniformitarian description of the processes that have shaped the surface of the earth is now accepted as showing that the earth is very much older than had previously been believed.
Definition of Hutton, James in US English: Hutton, Jamesproper nounˈhətn (1726–97), Scottish geologist. Although controversial at the time, his description of the processes that have shaped the surface of the earth is now accepted as showing that it is very much older than had previously been believed.
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