catastrophism (countable and uncountable, plural catastrophisms)
(geology) The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust.
Antonym: uniformitarianism
(biology)
• anastrophism
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*tas"tro*phism, n. (Geol.)
Definition: The doctrine that the geological changes in the earth's crust have been caused by the sudden action of violent physical causes; -- opposed to the doctrine of uniformism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 March 2025
(adjective) (chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings; “an aromatic organic compound”
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