Epoch — synonyms, definition

1. epoch (Noun)

17 synonyms

age century course cycle date date of reference day duration era generation interval period period of time season spell term time

3 definitions

epoch (Noun) — A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.

epoch (Noun) — (astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded.

epoch (Noun) — A unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages.

6 types of

date geologic time geological time period period of time time period

25 types

Christian era Common Era Eocene Eocene epoch Holocene Holocene epoch Miocene Miocene epoch Oligocene Oligocene epoch Palaeocene Paleocene Paleocene epoch Pleistocene Pleistocene epoch Pliocene Pliocene epoch Recent epoch age caliphate • • •

2 parts of

geological period period