Synonyms
Antonyms

Rhymes with Pliocene Epoch

3. epoch

noun. ['ˈɛpək, ˈiːpək'] a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.

Etymology

  • epocha (Latin)
  • ἐποχή (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

4. epoch

noun. ['ˈɛpək, ˈiːpək'] (astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded.

Synonyms

Etymology

  • epocha (Latin)
  • ἐποχή (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

5. epoch

noun. ['ˈɛpək, ˈiːpək'] a unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages.

Etymology

  • epocha (Latin)
  • ἐποχή (Ancient Greek (to 1453))