period of time generally marked by a distinctive event or characteristic
(Baseball) statistic that details the average number of runs scored against a pitcher per nine innings
proposal for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would make gender discrimination unconstitutional (as opposed to merely illegal as it is today)
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Era Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
N F
mistress; lady of the house; woman in relation to her servants; Lady
mistress; lady of the house; woman in relation to her servants; Lady
mistress, lady.
aetas, tempus temporis
mistress, lady
Era Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
A period of time reckoned from some particular date or epoch; a succession of years dating from some important event; as, the era of Alexander; the era of Christ, or the Christian era (see under Christian).
A period of time reckoned from some particular date or epoch; a succession of years dating from some important event; as, the era of Alexander; the era of Christ, or the Christian era (see under Christian).
(n.)
A period of time in which a new order of things prevails; a signal stage of history; an epoch.
A period of time in which a new order of things prevails; a signal stage of history; an epoch.
(n.)
A fixed point of time, usually an epoch, from which a series of years is reckoned.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA fixed point of time, usually an epoch, from which a series of years is reckoned.
era
\e"ra\ (?), n.; pl. eras (#). [ll. aera an era, in earlier usage, the items of an account, counters, pl. of aes, aeris, brass, money. see ore.]
1. a fixed point of time, usually an epoch, from which a series of years is reckoned. the foundation of solomon's temple is conjectured by ideler to have been an era. s. poole.
2. a period of time reckoned from some particular date or epoch; a succession of years dating from some important event; as, the era of alexander; the era of christ, or the christian era (see under christian). the first century of our era. arnold.
3. a period of time in which a new order of things prevails; a signal stage of history; an epoch. painting may truly be said to have opened the new era of culture. a. symonds.
similar words(3)
christian era
prohibition era
mohammedan era
Noun
1. a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
(synonym) epoch
(hypernym) time period, period of time, period
(hyponym) Caliphate
2. a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
(synonym) geological era
(hypernym) geological time, geologic time
(hyponym) Cenozoic, Cenozoic era, Age of Mammals
(part-holonym) eon, aeon
(part-meronym) period, geological period
Era Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
The European Research Area brings together all of the Community's resources to better coordinate research and innovation activities at the level of both the Member States and the European Union.
This concept was launched by the Commission in 2000 with the idea of developing truly attractive opportunities for researchers.
Previously research at European level had suffered from many shortcomings: fragmentation of activities, isolation of national research systems, disparity of regulatory and administrative frameworks, and low levels of investment in knowledge.
Through the resources made available, the ERA should make it possible to share data, compare results, carry out multi-disciplinary studies, transfer and protect new scientific knowledge and gain access to centres of excellence and state-of-the-art equipment.
The European research area should thus fulfil an ambition of crucial importance to the Union, namely to develop a genuine common research policy.
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•Research and development
© European Communities, 1995-2004This concept was launched by the Commission in 2000 with the idea of developing truly attractive opportunities for researchers.
Previously research at European level had suffered from many shortcomings: fragmentation of activities, isolation of national research systems, disparity of regulatory and administrative frameworks, and low levels of investment in knowledge.
Through the resources made available, the ERA should make it possible to share data, compare results, carry out multi-disciplinary studies, transfer and protect new scientific knowledge and gain access to centres of excellence and state-of-the-art equipment.
The European research area should thus fulfil an ambition of crucial importance to the Union, namely to develop a genuine common research policy.
See:
•Research and development
Era Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
Placed before Congress in 1923, the ERA stated that "Equal rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex." ERA passed Congress in 1972, but the required three-quarters of the states failed to ratify it. Time for its adoption expired in 1982.
Era Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Precambrian
Cambrian
Ordovician
Silurian
Devonian
Carboniferous
Permian
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Tertiary
Quaternary
Cambrian
Ordovician
Silurian
Devonian
Carboniferous
Permian
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Tertiary
Quaternary
Era Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
Extended Registry Attributes
Extended Registry Attributes
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- Static variable in class java.util.Calendar
public static final int ERA
Field number for get and set indicating the era, e.g., AD or BC in the Julian calendar. This is a calendar-specific value.See Also: GregorianCalendar.AD , GregorianCalendar.BC
public static final int ERA
Field number for get and set indicating the era, e.g., AD or BC in the Julian calendar. This is a calendar-specific value.See Also: GregorianCalendar.AD , GregorianCalendar.BC
n. Syn. epoch. Webster's Unabridged makes these words almost synonymous, but `era' more often connotes a span of time rather than a point in time, whereas the reverse is true for epoch. The epoch usage is recommended.
Era Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Era refers to a long period of history.
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An era is a commonly used word for long period of time. When used in science, for example geology, eras denote clearly defined periods of time of arbitrary but well defined length, such as for example the Mesozoic Era from 252 Ma–66 Ma, delimited by a start event and an end event. When used in social history, eras may for example denote a period of some monarch's reign. In colloquial language, eras denote longer spans of time, before and after which the practices or fashions change to a significant degree. When era is extended to a calendar system, it is known as a calendar era. In Sanskrit or Indian culture eras are known as Yugas.
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Adjusted ERA+, often simply abbreviated to ERA+ or ERA plus, is a pitching statistic in baseball. It adjusts a pitcher's earned run average (ERA) according to the pitcher's ballpark (in case the ballpark favors batters or pitchers) and the ERA of the pitcher's league. Average ERA+ is set to be 100; a score above 100 indicates that the pitcher performed better than average, below 100 indicates worse than average.
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Era Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
Earned Run Average: Multiply the total number of earned runs by nine, and divide the results by the total innings pitched.
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Excess Rent Allowance now Additional Housing Allowance
estrogen receptor assay
electronic research administration
As part of NIH's reinvention innovation, the future ERA sets up a dialogue between NIH and its grantees covering the entire life cycle of the grant via the Internet.
John McGowan and Maya Hadar