English Dictionary

uniformitarian

adj

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.

The uniformitarian theory suggests that geological processes have operated in the same way throughout Earth's history.

意味（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.