- a variation of epicenter.
epicentre
Britishnoun
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the point on the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake or underground nuclear explosion Compare focus
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informal the absolute centre of something
the epicentre of world sprinting
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Etymology
Origin of epicentre
C19: from New Latin epicentrum, from Greek epikentros over the centre, from epi- + kentron needle; see centre
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Chester County public health officials did not wait long to launch a response to the growing measles outbreak in their community, which shares a border with Lancaster County, the epicentre of the outbreak.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Growing up in Canada, David Jardine thought of the US as not just a neighbour, but an epicentre of culture and cool.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Communities near the epicentre remain cut off, with the UN working alongside Nepal's government to get emergency supplies into devastated areas.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
"Those are the most essential, particularly for the people who are in the epicentre."
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Major Dutton therefore infers that the epicentre must be on a line drawn nearly through the 16-mile point at right angles to the railway.
From A Study of Recent Earthquakes by Charles Davison
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