Uniformitarian

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Uniformitarian \U`ni*form`i*ta"ri*an\, a. (Geol.)
     Of, pertaining to, or designating, the view or doctrine that
     existing causes, acting in the same manner and with
     essentially the same intensity as at the present time, are
     sufficient to account for all geological changes.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Uniformitarian \U`ni*form`i*ta"ri*an\, n. (Geol.)
     One who accepts uniformitarianism, or the uniformitarian
     doctrine.
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