Epoch
nounid
54303·updated May 18, 2026verified
(astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded
polysemous
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Entity Type
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Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- date of referenceera
- plural
- Epochs
- possessive
- Epoch's
- pluralpossessive
- Epochs'
Framework definitions
- §1
- a unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages
- §2
- a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- §3
- (astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded
- §1 · legacy_primary
- (astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recordedDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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