Uniformitarian
[yoo-nuh-fawr-mi-tair-ee-uh n] /ˌyu nəˌfɔr mɪˈtɛər i ən/
adjective
1.
supporting, conforming to, or derived from a theory or doctrine about uniformity, especially on the subject of geology.
2.
Geology. of or relating to the thesis that processes that operated in the remote geological past are not different from those observed now.
noun
3.
a person who accepts or supports a uniformitarian theory.
uniformitarian
/ˌjuːnɪˌfɔːmɪˈtɛərɪən/
adjective
1.
of or relating to uniformitarianism
2.
of, characterized by, or conforming to uniformity
noun
3.
a supporter of a theory of uniformity or of uniformitarianism
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