— catastrophist , n.
/keuh tas"treuh fiz'euhm/ , n. Geol.
the doctrine that certain vast geological changes in the earth's history were caused by catastrophes rather than gradual evolutionary processes.
[ 1865-70; CATASTROPHE + -ISM ]
— catastrophist , n.
/keuh tas"treuh fiz'euhm/ , n. Geol.
the doctrine that certain vast geological changes in the earth's history were caused by catastrophes rather than gradual evolutionary processes.
[ 1865-70; CATASTROPHE + -ISM ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012