Engelsk navneord: epoch |
1. | epoch (om tid) a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | era |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | period, period of time, time period |
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| Mere specifikke termer | age, day, historic period, modern era |
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| Eksempler på forekomster af mere specifikke termer | Caliphate, Christian era, Common era |
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2. | epoch (om tid) (astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | date of reference |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | date |
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| Overordnet emneområde | astronomy, uranology |
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3. | epoch (om tid) a unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | geologic time, geological time |
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| Eksempler på forekomster af mere specifikke termer | Eocene, Eocene epoch, Glacial epoch, Holocene, Holocene epoch, Miocene, Miocene epoch, Oligocene, Oligocene epoch, Paleocene, Paleocene epoch, Pleistocene, Pleistocene epoch, Pliocene, Pliocene epoch, Recent, Recent epoch |
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| Omfatter disse overordnede termer | geological period, period |
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