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Noun: uniformitarianism  ,yoo-ni,for-mu'teh-ree-u,ni-zum
  1. (geology, dated) the 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 - as opposed to catastrophism

Derived forms: uniformitarianisms

Encyclopedia: Uniformitarianism