Definition of uniformitarianism in English:

uniformitarianism

noun ˌjuːnɪfɔːmɪˈtɛːrɪənɪz(ə)mˌjunəˌfɔrməˈtɛriənɪzəm

mass nounGeology

The theory that changes in the earth's crust during geological history have resulted from the action of continuous and uniform processes.
〔地质〕均变论。常与CATASTROPHISM 相对
Often contrasted with catastrophism
Example sentencesExamples
- Lyell's uniformitarianism was the ruling dogma of geology for almost 150 years until the late 1970s, when ‘neocatastrophism’ began to emerge, and with it came reinterpretations of the geological record.
- However, in recent decades geologists have been saying that the gradualistic uniformitarianism of Charles Lyell does not match the evidence.
- With this concept, he suggests, those great protagonists of uniformitarianism, Hutton and Lyell, would have agreed.
- They teach that the rejection of God's Word did not begin with Darwin's theory of biological evolution or even with Hutton and Lyell's geological uniformitarianism.
- In one of his books he reviewed the early nineteenth-century development of catastrophism and uniformitarianism and made this revealing comment.

Derivatives

uniformitarian

noun & adjective

Geology

This is clear from the ‘father of uniformitarian geology’, James Hutton - see his assertion.
Example sentencesExamples
- The reason for this is because uniformitarian scientists view the ice sheet as maintaining equilibrium, about the same height and shape, for a few million years.
- Much fieldwork remains to be done on Earth's ancient glacial climates using well-tried uniformitarian principles embodied in sedimentary basin analysis.
- The very possibility of volcanists in debate with neptunists, and catastrophists with uniformitarians, depends on the adoption of time-frames very different from those derived from the human life-span.
- Do the uniformitarian geologists have objections to the way the natural gas was sampled or do they have any explanation why radiocarbon is found in some/all coal and natural gas?

Definition of uniformitarianism in US English:

uniformitarianism

nounˌjunəˌfɔrməˈtɛriənɪzəmˌyo͞onəˌfôrməˈterēənizəm

Geology

The theory that changes in the earth's crust during geological history have resulted from the action of continuous and uniform processes.
〔地质〕均变论。常与CATASTROPHISM 相对
Often contrasted with noun catastrophism
Example sentencesExamples
- With this concept, he suggests, those great protagonists of uniformitarianism, Hutton and Lyell, would have agreed.
- However, in recent decades geologists have been saying that the gradualistic uniformitarianism of Charles Lyell does not match the evidence.
- Lyell's uniformitarianism was the ruling dogma of geology for almost 150 years until the late 1970s, when ‘neocatastrophism’ began to emerge, and with it came reinterpretations of the geological record.
- They teach that the rejection of God's Word did not begin with Darwin's theory of biological evolution or even with Hutton and Lyell's geological uniformitarianism.
- In one of his books he reviewed the early nineteenth-century development of catastrophism and uniformitarianism and made this revealing comment.

单词	uniformitarianism
释义	Definition of uniformitarianism in English: uniformitarianism noun ˌjuːnɪfɔːmɪˈtɛːrɪənɪz(ə)mˌjunəˌfɔrməˈtɛriənɪzəm mass nounGeology The theory that changes in the earth's crust during geological history have resulted from the action of continuous and uniform processes. 〔地质〕均变论。常与CATASTROPHISM 相对 Often contrasted with catastrophism Example sentencesExamples Lyell's uniformitarianism was the ruling dogma of geology for almost 150 years until the late 1970s, when ‘neocatastrophism’ began to emerge, and with it came reinterpretations of the geological record. However, in recent decades geologists have been saying that the gradualistic uniformitarianism of Charles Lyell does not match the evidence. With this concept, he suggests, those great protagonists of uniformitarianism, Hutton and Lyell, would have agreed. They teach that the rejection of God's Word did not begin with Darwin's theory of biological evolution or even with Hutton and Lyell's geological uniformitarianism. In one of his books he reviewed the early nineteenth-century development of catastrophism and uniformitarianism and made this revealing comment. Derivatives uniformitarian noun & adjective Geology This is clear from the ‘father of uniformitarian geology’, James Hutton - see his assertion. Example sentencesExamples The reason for this is because uniformitarian scientists view the ice sheet as maintaining equilibrium, about the same height and shape, for a few million years. Much fieldwork remains to be done on Earth's ancient glacial climates using well-tried uniformitarian principles embodied in sedimentary basin analysis. The very possibility of volcanists in debate with neptunists, and catastrophists with uniformitarians, depends on the adoption of time-frames very different from those derived from the human life-span. Do the uniformitarian geologists have objections to the way the natural gas was sampled or do they have any explanation why radiocarbon is found in some/all coal and natural gas? Definition of uniformitarianism in US English: uniformitarianism nounˌjunəˌfɔrməˈtɛriənɪzəmˌyo͞onəˌfôrməˈterēənizəm Geology The theory that changes in the earth's crust during geological history have resulted from the action of continuous and uniform processes. 〔地质〕均变论。常与CATASTROPHISM 相对 Often contrasted with noun catastrophism Example sentencesExamples With this concept, he suggests, those great protagonists of uniformitarianism, Hutton and Lyell, would have agreed. However, in recent decades geologists have been saying that the gradualistic uniformitarianism of Charles Lyell does not match the evidence. Lyell's uniformitarianism was the ruling dogma of geology for almost 150 years until the late 1970s, when ‘neocatastrophism’ began to emerge, and with it came reinterpretations of the geological record. They teach that the rejection of God's Word did not begin with Darwin's theory of biological evolution or even with Hutton and Lyell's geological uniformitarianism. In one of his books he reviewed the early nineteenth-century development of catastrophism and uniformitarianism and made this revealing comment.
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