单词	uniformitarianism
释义	uniformitarianism noun uni·​for·​mi·​tar·​i·​an·​ism ˌyü-nə-ˌfȯr-mə-ˈter-ē-ə-ˌni-zəm  : a geologic doctrine that processes acting in the same manner as at present and over long spans of time are sufficient to account for all current geological features and all past geological changes compare catastrophism Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Ever since geology came into its own as a science in the 19th century, much of the field has been influenced by the concept of uniformitarianism—that the present is the key to the past. Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Apr. 2022 Substantive uniformitarianism, and incorrect theory, should be abandoned. Brian Romans, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2011 Word History First Known Use 1865, in the meaning defined above
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