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Definition of epoch
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of epoch is as below...
Epoch (n.) 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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Hamilton Period
::
Hamilton
period
() A
subdivision
of the
Devonian
system
of
America;
-- so named from
Hamilton,
Madison
Co., New York. It
includes
the
Marcellus,
Hamilton,
and
Genesee
epochs
or
groups.
See the Chart of
Geology..
Pleistocene
::
Pleistocene
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the
epoch,
or the
deposits,
following
the
Tertiary,
and
immediately
preceding
man..
Score
::
Score (n.) To mark with
parallel
lines or
scratches;
as, the rocks of New
England
and the
Western
States
were
scored
in the drift
epoch..
Epocha
::
Epocha
(n.) See
Epoch.
Chemung Period
::
Chemung
period
() A
subdivision
in the upper part of the
Devonian
system
in
America,
so named from the
Chemung
River,
along which the rocks are well
developed.
It
includes
the
Portage
and
Chemung
groups
or
epochs.
See the
Diagram
under
Geology..
Era
::
Era (n.) A
period
of time
reckoned
from some
particular
date or
epoch;
a
succession
of years
dating
from some
important
event;
as, the era of
Alexander;
the era of
Christ,
or the
Christian
era (see under
Christian)..
Chronogram
::
Chronogram
(n.) An
inscription
in which
certain
numeral
letters,
made to
appear
specially
conspicuous,
on being added
together,
express
a
particular
date or
epoch,
as in the motto of a medal
struck
by
Gustavus
Adolphus
in 1632:
ChrIstVs
DVX; ergo
trIVMphVs.-
the
capitals
of which give, when added as
numerals,
the sum
1632..
Chazy Epoch
::
Chazy epoch () An epoch at the close of the
Canadian
period
of the
American
Lower
Silurian
system;
-- so named from a
township
in
Clinton
Co., New York. See the
Diagram
under
Geology..
Epoch
::
Epoch (n.) 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..
Carving
::
Carving
(n.) The whole body of
decorative
sculpture
of any kind or
epoch,
or in any
material;
as, the
Italian
carving
of the 15th
century..
Period
::
Period
(n.) A
stated
and
recurring
interval
of time; more
generally,
an
interval
of time
specified
or left
indefinite;
a
certain
series
of
years,
months,
days, or the like; a time; a
cycle;
an age; an
epoch;
as, the
period
of the Roman
republic..
Epoch
::
Epoch (n.) A
division
of time
characterized
by the
prevalence
of
similar
conditions
of the
earth;
commonly
a minor
division
or part of a
period.
Epoch
::
Epoch (n.) 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..
Archaeology
::
Archaeology
(n.) The
science
or study of
antiquities,
esp.
prehistoric
antiquities,
such as the
remains
of
buildings
or
monuments
of an early
epoch,
inscriptions,
implements,
and other
relics,
written
manuscripts,
etc..
Cincinnati Epoch
::
Cincinnati
epoch () An epoch at the close of the
American
lower
Silurian
system.
The rocks are well
developed
near
Cincinnati,
Ohio. The group
includes
the
Hudson
River and
Lorraine
shales
of New
York..
Diluvial
::
Diluvial
(a.)
Effected
or
produced
by a flood or
deluge
of
water;
-- said of
coarse
and
imperfectly
stratified
deposits
along
ancient
or
existing
water
courses.
Similar
unstratified
deposits
were
formed
by the
agency
of ice. The time of
deposition
has been
called
the
Diluvian
epoch.
Epoch
::
Epoch (n.) 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..
Incunabulum
::
Incunabulum
(n.) A work of art or of human
industry,
of an early
epoch;
especially,
a book
printed
before
a. d.
1500..
Era
::
Era (n.) A
period
of time in which a new order of
things
prevails;
a
signal
stage of
history;
an
epoch.
Trenton Period
::
Trenton
period
() A
subdivision
in the lower
Silurian
system
of
America;
-- so named from
Trenton
Falls,
in New York. The rocks are
mostly
limestones,
and the
period
is
divided
into the
Trenton,
Utica,
and
Cincinnati
epochs.
See the Chart of
Geology..
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