uniformitarian
supporting, conforming to, or derived from a theory or doctrine about uniformity, especially on the subject of geology.
Geology. of or relating to the thesis that processes that operated in the remote geological past are not different from those observed now.
a person who accepts or supports a uniformitarian theory.
Origin of uniformitarian
1Other words from uniformitarian
- u·ni·form·i·tar·i·an·ism, noun
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How to use uniformitarian in a sentence
The uniformitarian teaching which Lyell deduced from geological observation had gained acceptance.
Evolution in Modern Thought | Ernst HaeckelThis is the uniformitarian view, and is undoubtedly far truer than the catastrophic.
A few, like MacCulloch, undervalued palæontological research, and thus were doubly prejudiced against the uniformitarian views.
Charles Lyell and Modern Geology | Thomas George BonneyAnd here Lamarck, in spite of his uniformitarian principles, is strongly cataclysmic.
Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution | Alpheus Spring PackardIn all this, of course, I am considering the question from the common uniformitarian standpoint.
Illogical Geology | George McCready Price
British Dictionary definitions for uniformitarian
/ (ˌjuːnɪˌfɔːmɪˈtɛərɪən) /
of or relating to uniformitarianism
of, characterized by, or conforming to uniformity
a supporter of a theory of uniformity or of uniformitarianism
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