[yoo-nuh-fawr-mi-tair-ee-uh
n] 
| 1. | supporting, conforming to, or derived from a theory or doctrine about uniformity, esp. on the subject of geology. |
| 2. | Geology. of or pertaining to the thesis that processes that operated in the remote geological past are not different from those observed now. |
| 3. | a person who accepts or supports a uniformitarian theory. |
| u·ni·for·mi·tar·i·an·ism (yōō'nə-fôr'mĭ-târ'ē-ə-nĭz'əm) n. The theory that all geologic phenomena may be explained as the result of existing forces having operated uniformly from the origin of the earth to the present time. u'ni·for'mi·tar'i·an adj. & n. |
uniformitarianism (y 'nə-fôr'mĭ-târ'ē-ə-nĭz'əm) Pronunciation Key
The theory that all geologic phenomena may be explained as the result of existing forces having operated uniformly from the origin of the Earth to the present time. See Note at Lyell. |