uniformitarian

a. (地质)均变论的, (事物的)不变性的 n. 均变论者

发音

UK /ˌjuːnɪˌfɔːmɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/
US /ˌjunɪˌfɔɹmɪˈtɛɹi.ən/

词形变化

uniformitarians 复数 uniformitarians more uniformitarian 比较级 most uniformitarian 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who accepts uniformitarianism, or the uniformitarian doctrine.

adj.
  1. 1.

    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.