HUTTON

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• HUTTON (noun)
  The noun HUTTON has 2 senses:

1. English cricketer (1916-1990)

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

  Familiarity information: HUTTON used as a noun is rare.

• HUTTON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

English cricketer (1916-1990)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Hutton; Sir Leonard Hutton

Instance hypernyms:

cricketer (an athlete who plays cricket)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Hutton; James Hutton

Instance hypernyms:

geologist (a specialist in geology)

 Context examples 

Dr Hutton said six in ten of the children studied had their own smartphone or tablet, and four in ten had a television or portable device in their bedroom.

(Too Much Screen Time Changes Structure of Toddlers' Brains, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Dr Hutton and colleagues did not specify how many hours of screen-time a day was linked to the changes.

(Too Much Screen Time Changes Structure of Toddlers' Brains, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Lead author Dr John Hutton and colleagues asked their parents to report how much the children used screens.

(Too Much Screen Time Changes Structure of Toddlers' Brains, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)