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epicentre
/ ˈɛpɪˌsɛntə /
noun
- the point on the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake or underground nuclear explosion Compare focus
- informal.the absolute centre of something
the epicentre of world sprinting
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Derived Forms
- ˌepiˈcentral, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of epicentre1
C19: from New Latin epicentrum, from Greek epikentros over the centre, from epi- + kentron needle; see centre
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Example Sentences
The sounds are rarely heard by them more than a few miles from the epicentre.
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At the epicentre, the angle of emergence is a right-angle; at a great distance from the epicentre, it is nearly zero.
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Naples lies sixty-nine miles from the north-west epicentre, and here more accurate observations could be made.
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These are the determination of the double epicentre, and the measurement of the velocity with which the earth-waves travelled.
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On the opposite side of the epicentre, the waves meet the Sierra de Ronda obliquely.
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