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epoch
epoch
/ˈiːpək/
noun
(
)
A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
(
epoch
,
era
)
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
The invention of the internet marked a new epoch in human history.
The invention of the internet marked a new epoch in human history.
A unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages
(
epoch
)
a unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages
(astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded
(
date of reference
,
epoch
)
(astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded
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