English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of epoch

epoch

/noun/ युग; काल; अवधि; युगारंभ; युगारम्भ;

Synonym era; period; term; Epoch;

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English Dictionary:

1. 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.
- 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.
- A division of time characterized by the prevalence of similar conditions of the earth; commonly a minor division or part of a period.
- The date at which a planet or comet has a longitude or position.
- 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.