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- [yoo-nuh-fawr-mi-tair-ee-uh n]
- /ˌyu nəˌfɔr mɪˈtɛər i ən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [yoo-nuh-fawr-mi-tair-ee-uh n]
- /ˌyu nəˌfɔr mɪˈtɛər i ən/
Definitions of uniformitarianism word
- adjective uniformitarianism supporting, conforming to, or derived from a theory or doctrine about uniformity, especially on the subject of geology. 1
- adjective uniformitarianism Geology. of or relating to the thesis that processes that operated in the remote geological past are not different from those observed now. 1
- noun uniformitarianism a person who accepts or supports a uniformitarian theory. 1
- noun uniformitarianism the concept that the earth's surface was shaped in the past by gradual processes, such as erosion, and by small sudden changes, such as earthquakes, of the type acting today rather than by the sudden divine acts, such as the flood survived by Noah (Genesis 6–8), demanded by the doctrine of catastrophism 0
- noun uniformitarianism the doctrine that all geologic changes may be explained by existing physical and chemical processes, as erosion, deposition, volcanic action, etc., that have operated in essentially the same way throughout geologic time 0
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Origin of uniformitarianism
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; uniformit(y) + -arian
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Parts of speech for Uniformitarianism
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uniformitarianism popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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