Nonuniformist :: Nonuniformist (n.) One who believes that past changes in the structure of the earth have proceeded from cataclysms or causes more violent than are now operating; -- called also nonuniformitarian.

Uniformism :: Uniformism (n.) The doctrine of uniformity in the geological history of the earth; -- in part equivalent to uniformitarianism, but also used, more broadly, as opposed to catastrophism..

Uniformitarian :: Uniformitarian (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..

Uniformitarian :: Uniformitarian (n.) One who accepts uniformitarianism, or the uniformitarian doctrine..

Uniformitarianism :: Uniformitarianism (n.) The uniformitarian doctrine.

Uniformity :: Uniformity (n.) The quality or state of being uniform; freedom from variation or difference; resemblance to itself at all times; sameness of action, effect, etc., under like conditions; even tenor; as, the uniformity of design in a poem; the uniformity of nature..

Uniformity :: Uniformity (n.) Consistency; sameness; as, the uniformity of a man's opinions..

Uniformity :: Uniformity (n.) Similitude between the parts of a whole; as, the uniformity of sides in a regular figure; beauty is said to consist in uniformity with variety..

Uniformity :: Uniformity (n.) Continued or unvaried sameness or likeness.

Uniformity :: Uniformity (n.) Conformity to a pattern or rule; resemblance, consonance, or agreement; as, the uniformity of different churches in ceremonies or rites..

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