释义 |
fluvialist|ˈfluːvɪəlɪst| [f. prec. + -ist.] One who explains certain phenomena in geology or physical geography by the action of existing streams.
1829Proc. Geol. Soc. I. 145 He [W. D. Conybeare] first offers some introductory remarks on the opposite theories of the fluvialist and diluvialist. |