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catastrophism meaning in Tamil

அழிவமைவுக் கோட்பாடு

catastrophism in Tamil: அழிவமைவுக் கோட்பாடு. In English, catastrophism means the doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust.

Tamil words for catastrophism

அழிவமைவுக் கோட்பாடு

English meaning of catastrophism

  1. noun The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust.
  2. noun The doctrine that, in addition to the more gradual effects of evolution, huge catastrophic events shape the earth's flora and fauna by causing major die-offs which make way for the emergence of new organisms.
  3. noun The practice or tendency of catastrophizing, regarding bad things as catastrophic.

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Questions about catastrophism in Tamil

What is the meaning of catastrophism in Tamil?
Catastrophism in Tamil is அழிவமைவுக் கோட்பாடு.
catastrophism என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Catastrophism: அழிவமைவுக் கோட்பாடு.
What does catastrophism mean in English?
Catastrophism means the doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: catastrophism (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: catastrophism (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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