EPOCH
\ˈɛpɒk], \ˈɛpɒk], \ˈɛ_p_ɒ_k]\
Definitions of EPOCH
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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(astronomy) the precise date that is the point of reference for which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is referred
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a unit of geological time
By Princeton University
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(astronomy) the precise date that is the point of reference for which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is referred
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a unit of geological time
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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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.
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A division of time characterized by the prevalence of similar conditions of the earth; commonly a minor division or part of a period.
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The date at which a planet or comet has a longitude or position.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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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.
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A division of time characterized by the prevalence of similar conditions of the earth; commonly a minor division or part of a period.
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The date at which a planet or comet has a longitude or position.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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A point of time fixed or made remarkable by some great event from which dates are reckoned: a period remarkable for important events.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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