All 3 Uses of
epoch
in
Atlas Shrugged
- It's an interesting characteristic of epochs such as ours that people begin to be afraid of saying the things they want to say-and afraid, when questioned, to remain silent about things they'd prefer never to utter.†
Chpt 2.6 *
- Ladies and gentlemen, you have been chosen-in recognition of your distinguished public service and social loyalty-to witness the unveiling of a scientific achievement of such tremendous importance, such staggering scope, such epoch-making possibilities that up to this moment it has been known only to a very few and only as Project X. Dr. Stadler focused his field glasses on the only thing in sight-on the blotch of the distant farm.†
Chpt 3.3
- What are the 'epoch-making possibilities'?†
Chpt 3.3
Definition:
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(epoch) a significant period of timeThe exact meaning of epoch depends upon its context. For example:
- "an epoch of scientific discovery" -- an historical period
- "during the Late Jurassic epoch" -- a unit of geological time smaller than a period and larger than an age
- "the epoch moment of the photo" -- the time of an astronomical measurement