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hypocentre

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hypocentre [ˈhaɪpəʊˌsɛntə]
n
1. (Military) Also called ground zero the point on the ground immediately below the centre of explosion of a nuclear bomb in the atmosphere
2. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) another term for focus [6]
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The army doctor, who was almost three miles from the hypocentre, the point directly beneath the detonation, recalled the mushroom cloud which hung over the city and the approach of a "strange noise" resembling mosquitoes.
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The extent depends on the distance from the centre of the bomb blast, which is called the hypocentre or ground zero.
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