uniformitarian

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

adjective

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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Meanings

adjectiveuniformitarian (comparative more uniformitarian, superlative most uniformitarian)

comparative more uniformitarian · superlative most uniformitarian

  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.
noununiformitarian (plural uniformitarians)

plural uniformitarians

  1. One who accepts uniformitarianism, or the uniformitarian doctrine.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with uniformitarian

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Cite this entry
APA

uniformitarian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uniformitarian

MLA

“uniformitarian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uniformitarian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uniformitarian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uniformitarian.

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