What is the meaning of Uniformitarian?

  • (n.) One who accepts uniformitarianism or the uniformitarian doctrine.
  • (a.) Of, pertaining to or designating, the view or doctrine that existing causes, acting in the same manner and with essentially the same intensity as at the present time, are sufficient to account for all geological changes.
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HarvardWebster's 2011, uniformitarian, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/uniformitarian/definitions/2077200>.
MLAWebster's. "uniformitarian" 28 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/uniformitarian/definitions/2077200>