uniformitarian

[ yoo-nuh-fawr-mi-tair-ee-uhn ]

/ ˌyu nəˌfɔr mɪˈtɛər i ən /

adjective

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.

noun

a person who accepts or supports a uniformitarian theory.

Origin of uniformitarian

First recorded in 1830–40; uniformit(y) + -arian

OTHER WORDS FROM uniformitarian

u·ni·form·i·tar·i·an·ism, noun

Words nearby uniformitarian

unifoliolate, uniform, Uniform Business Rate, Uniform Crime Report, uniformed, uniformitarian, uniformitarianism, uniformity, uniformize, uniform resource locator, unify

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Example sentences from the Web for uniformitarian

The uniformitarian teaching which Lyell deduced from geological observation had gained acceptance.
Evolution in Modern Thought|Ernst Haeckel
He was ignorant enough to think that the glacial epoch looked like a chasm between him and a uniformitarian world.
The Education of Henry Adams|Henry Adams
This is the uniformitarian view, and is undoubtedly far truer than the catastrophic.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, Vol. 56, March 1900|Various
It has often been assumed that Lyell was led by the study of Hutton's works to adopt the Uniformitarian' doctrines.
The Coming of Evolution|John W. (John Wesley) Judd

And here Lamarck, in spite of his uniformitarian principles, is strongly cataclysmic.
Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution|Alpheus Spring Packard

British Dictionary definitions for uniformitarian

uniformitarian

/ (ˌjuːnɪˌfɔːmɪˈtɛərɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to uniformitarianism

of, characterized by, or conforming to uniformity

noun

a supporter of a theory of uniformity or of uniformitarianism

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单词	uniformitarian
释义	uniformitarian [ yoo-nuh-fawr-mi-tair-ee-uhn ] / ˌyu nəˌfɔr mɪˈtɛər i ən / adjective 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. noun a person who accepts or supports a uniformitarian theory. Origin of uniformitarian First recorded in 1830–40; uniformit(y) + -arian OTHER WORDS FROM uniformitarian u·ni·form·i·tar·i·an·ism, noun Words nearby uniformitarian unifoliolate, uniform, Uniform Business Rate, Uniform Crime Report, uniformed, uniformitarian, uniformitarianism, uniformity, uniformize, uniform resource locator, unify Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for uniformitarian The uniformitarian teaching which Lyell deduced from geological observation had gained acceptance. Evolution in Modern Thought\|Ernst Haeckel He was ignorant enough to think that the glacial epoch looked like a chasm between him and a uniformitarian world. The Education of Henry Adams\|Henry Adams This is the uniformitarian view, and is undoubtedly far truer than the catastrophic. Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, Vol. 56, March 1900\|Various It has often been assumed that Lyell was led by the study of Hutton's works to adopt the Uniformitarian' doctrines. The Coming of Evolution\|John W. (John Wesley) Judd And here Lamarck, in spite of his uniformitarian principles, is strongly cataclysmic. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution\|Alpheus Spring Packard British Dictionary definitions for uniformitarian uniformitarian / (ˌjuːnɪˌfɔːmɪˈtɛərɪən) / adjective of or relating to uniformitarianism of, characterized by, or conforming to uniformity noun a supporter of a theory of uniformity or of uniformitarianism Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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