Definition:
- (n.) A fixed point of time, established in history by the occurrence of some grand or remarkable event; a point of time marked by an event of great subsequent influence; as, the epoch of the creation; the birth of Christ was the epoch which gave rise to the Christian era.
- (n.) A period of time, longer or shorter, remarkable for events of great subsequent influence; a memorable period; as, the epoch of maritime discovery, or of the Reformation.
- (n.) A division of time characterized by the prevalence of similar conditions of the earth; commonly a minor division or part of a period.
- (n.) The date at which a planet or comet has a longitude or position.
- (n.) An arbitrary fixed date, for which the elements used in computing the place of a planet, or other heavenly body, at any other date, are given; as, the epoch of Mars; lunar elements for the epoch March 1st, 1860.
Compare epoch with other words:
epoch vs. time
epoch vs. epocha
epic vs. epoch
epoch vs. reign
epoch vs. mobile
epoch vs. yuga
epiphany vs. epoch
epoch vs. prehistoric
eocene vs. epoch
epoch vs. oligocene
epoch vs. miocene
epoch vs. pliocene
epoch vs. pleistocene
cambrian vs. epoch
epoch vs. ordovician
epoch vs. silurian
devonian vs. epoch
carboniferous vs. epoch
epoch vs. permian
epoch vs. triassic
cretaceous vs. epoch
epoch vs. epochal
age vs. epoch
epoch vs. reference
epoch vs. instant
epoch vs. period
epoch vs. era