| 单词 | Huttonian |
| 释义 | Huttonian, a.|hʌˈtəʊnɪən|
[See -ian.]
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.
1802Edin. Rev. I. 206 Deducible from the..Huttonian hypothesis. 1802Playfair (title) Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory. 1852Th. Ross Humboldt's Trav. I. xiv. 457 The partisans of the Huttonian or volcanic theory. 1859J. Hamilton Mem. J. Wilson i. 12 The discussion..between Wernerian and Huttonian theorists.
B. n. An adherent of the geological principles advocated by Hutton.
1802Edin. Rev. I. 202 The leading positions..of the Huttonians. 1815W. Phillips Outl. Min. & Geol. (1818) 196 These two parties are termed volcanists and neptunists: or more familiarly by geologists, Huttonians and Wernerians. 1876Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. vi. 113 The Huttonians or Vulcanists..advocated an igneous and eruptive origin for the traps, basalts, greenstones, and granites.
Hence Huˈttonianism, the theory of Hutton.
1892Athenæum 6 Aug. 181/3 Playfair constituted himself the apostle of Huttonianism. |
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