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hypocentre

/ ˈhaɪpəʊˌsɛntə /

noun

  1. Also calledground zero the point on the ground immediately below the centre of explosion of a nuclear bomb in the atmosphere
  2. another term for focus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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This is known variously as the seismic centre, centrum, hypocentre, origin or focus.

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