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UNIFORMITARISME [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- uniformitarianism
1, record 1, English, uniformitarianism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- uniformitarian principle 2, record 1, English, uniformitarian%20principle
correct
- principle of uniformitarianism 3, record 1, English, principle%20of%20uniformitarianism
correct
- principle of uniformity 4, record 1, English, principle%20of%20uniformity
correct
- actualism 5, record 1, English, actualism
correct, see observation
- actualistic approach 6, record 1, English, actualistic%20approach
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The fundamental principle or doctrine that geologic processes and natural laws now operating to modify the Earth's crust have acted in the same regular manner and with essentially the same intensity throughout geologic time, and that past geologic events can be explained by phenomena and forces observable today; the classical concept that "the present is the key to the past." 7, record 1, English, - uniformitarianism
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The meaning [of uniformitarianism] has evolved and today the principle of uniformitarianism acknowledges that past processes, even if the same as today, may have operated at different rates and with different intensities than those of the present. The term "actualism" is sometimes used to designate this later meaning. "The present is the key to the past" is a shorthand reference to the principle of uniformitarianism. 3, record 1, English, - uniformitarianism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- principe de l'Uniformitarisme
1, record 1, French, principe%20de%20l%27Uniformitarisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- uniformitarisme 2, record 1, French, uniformitarisme
correct, masculine noun
- actualisme 2, record 1, French, actualisme
masculine noun, less frequent
- principe d'actualité 3, record 1, French, principe%20d%27actualit%C3%A9
masculine noun
- principe des causes actuelles 3, record 1, French, principe%20des%20causes%20actuelles
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Raisonnement scientifique attribuant une cause unique à chaque phénomène, parfois utilisé comme synonyme de «actualisme». 4, record 1, French, - principe%20de%20l%27Uniformitarisme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Doctrine suivant laquelle toutes les forces et tous les phénomènes géologiques qui prirent place dans le passé peuvent être expliqués par des phénomènes et des événements encore actifs aujourd'hui. 3, record 1, French, - principe%20de%20l%27Uniformitarisme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dès 1830, Charles Lyell (1797-1875) proclamait le principe de l'Uniformitarisme selon lequel, aujourd'hui comme hier, les mêmes causes avaient les mêmes effets [...] 1, record 1, French, - principe%20de%20l%27Uniformitarisme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- uniformismo
1, record 1, Spanish, uniformismo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- actualismo 1, record 1, Spanish, actualismo
masculine noun
- uniformitarismo 2, record 1, Spanish, uniformitarismo
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Teoría que supone que los procesos geológicos de tiempos pasados se han desarrollado con características semejantes a las de la actualidad, pero con intensidades y combinaciones posiblemente distintas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - uniformismo
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