uniformitarianism
Meaning
The scientific principle that natural processes operated in the past in the same way and at the same rates that they operate today.
Translations
كيمياء
uniformitarisme
Chemie
χημεία
chimie
chimica
chema
chemie-
quimiaPronounced as (IPA)
/juːnɪfɔːmɪˈtɛːɹɪənɪzm/
Etymology
From uniformitarian + -ism, coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1837.
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