zāi​biàn​shuō

catastrophism

  • created sense approved 灾变说/災變說 · zāi​biàn​shuō · catastrophism — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灾变说 / 災變說

    zāi​biàn​shuō

    catastrophism

    the geological theory that the Earth has been shaped by sudden, short-lived, violent events like the biblical flood

    灾变 (literal) → 灾变/災變 · zāi​biàn · catastrophe 说 (bound) → 说/說 · shuō · theory

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