nounπShareA particular period of history, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable."The 1960s was a period of great social change, an epoch remembered for its music and protests. "historytimeperiodageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA notable event which marks the beginning of such a period."The invention of the printing press was a significant epoch in the history of communication. "historytimeeventperiodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA precise instant of time that is used as a point of reference."The computer system uses January 1, 1970, as its epoch, counting seconds from that reference point to track all dates and times. "timehistoryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareUses in computing."The new operating system is a major epoch in computer technology for schools. "computingtechnologytimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA unit of geologic time subdividing a period into smaller parts."The Paleocene is a period in geologic time, and the Danian is one of its epochs. "geologytimesciencehistoryageperiodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo divide (data) into segments by time period."The researcher epoched the video recordings of the child's development to study how their language skills improved over the year. "timecomputingtechnologyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
