(Geology) belief that major geological changes on earth were caused by catastrophes (and not by gradual change), pessimism, theory of geological violence | EUdict

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(Geology) belief that major geological changes on earth were caused by catastrophes (and not by gradual change), pessimism, theory of geological violence	catastrophism
(1623-1662) French philosopher and mathematician, founder of modern probability theory	Pascal
(1918-1988) American physicist who made major contributions to the field of quantum mechanics (1965 Nobel Laureate in Physics)	Richard Feynman
(Asquith-Herbert Henry) former prime minister of Great Britain; (Christopher) American author; (Rober) English thespian; (Edwards-Williams) American chemist (researched the relative motion of the Earth)	Morley
(Astronomy) in a geocentric manner (considering the Earth to be the center of the universe)	geocentrically
(Astronomy) name of a constellation close to Canis Major and Canis Minor; (Archaic) unicorn, Unicorn constellation	Monoceros
(Biochemistry) phospholipid, fatty compound comprised of a fatty acid bonded to a phosphate group and an organic molecule (major component of cell membranes)	phosphatide
(Biology) one who supports the theory of atavism (appearance of a trait belonging to a distant ancestor that has been dormant in recent generations)	atavist
(British spelling for inflection) curve, bend; change in pitch or tone of the voice; addition of a suffix or other element to the basic form of a word to change its meaning or function (Grammar)	inflexion
(Ca) silvery metallic element present in the earth as well as in most animals and plants, `:Ca, silver-white metallic element	calcium
(Chemistry) change into an isomer (chemical compound which has the same number and kind of atoms as another but differs in structural arrangement), make or become isomeric	isomerize
(Chemistry) convert into an ester, change into ester	esterify
(Christianity) a heretic who adhered to the belief that the Trinity does not exist	Monarchian
(Computers) process through which curved lines appear to have a jagged edge due to low-end graphics capabilities; creation of a false frequency when sampling audio data (caused by a low sampling rate)	aliasing
(Economics) theory of using one type of metal as a money value, monetary system using one metal	monometallism

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