(1908–93), Canadian geophysicist. Wilson was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics, introducing the term plate in this context and identifying transform faults.
Definition of Wilson, John Tuzo in US English:
Wilson, John Tuzo
proper nounˈwɪlsənˈwilsən
(1908–93), Canadian geophysicist. He was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics, introducing the term plate in this context in the early 1960s.