uniformitarian是什么意思音标:英 [ˌju:nɪˌfɔ:mɪ'teərɪən]美 [ˌju:nəˌfɔ:mə'teri:ən]

a. (地质)均变论的, (事物的)不变性的
n. 均变论者

a. 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.
n. One who accepts uniformitarianism, or the
uniformitarian doctrine.