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epicentre

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epicentre or US epicenter
Noun
the point on the earth's surface immediately above the origin of an earthquake [Greek epi above + kentron point]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.epicentre - the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
geographic point, geographical point - a point on the surface of the Earth
Translations
epicentre (US), epicenter [ˈɛpɪsɛntəʳ] nepicentro
epicentre (US), epicenter [ˈɛpɪsɛntəʳ] népicentre m
epicentre (US) epicenter [ˈɛpɪsɛntəʳ] nEpizentrum nt
epicentre (US), epicenter [ˈɛpɪsɛntəʳ] nepicentro


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