Epoch

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