One who holds the theory of catastrophism; opposed to uniformitarian. Also attributive.
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释义 | the world > the earth > earth sciences > theory of formation of earth > theorist > [noun] > violent disturbance (5) catastrophist1837 One who holds the theory of catastrophism; opposed to uniformitarian. Also attributive. cataclysmatist1855 = cataclysmist, n. convulsionist1880 Geology. One who holds that the great geological changes were produced by violent convulsions or upheavals; = catastrophist, n. cataclysmist1887 One who adopts the hypothesis of cataclysms in Geology; a ‘catastrophist’. catastrophizer1902 = catastrophist, n. rare. |
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