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uniformitarian

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

adjective

  1. supporting, conforming to, or derived from a theory or doctrine about uniformity, especially on the subject of geology.
  2. Geology. of or relating to the thesis that processes that operated in the remote geological past are not different from those observed now.

noun

  1. a person who accepts or supports a uniformitarian theory.

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Other Words From

  • uni·formi·tari·an·ism noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of uniformitarian1

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

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