Epoch
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(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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Senses
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a unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages
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a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
Classifications
Entity Type
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- date of referenceera
- plural
- Epochs
- possessive
- Epoch's
- pluralpossessive
- Epochs'