epicentre

epicentre
noun [ɛpʲɪtʲsʲɛnʲtʲˈrʲɛ] [ɛpʲɪˈtʲsʲɛnʲtʲrʲɛ]
a) The point on the land or water surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
b) The point on the surface directly above an underground explosion.

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  • Epicentre — Épicentre Voir « épicentre » sur le Wiktionnaire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • epicentre — British English spelling of EPICENTER (Cf. epicenter); for spelling, see RE (Cf. re) …   Etymology dictionary

  • epicentre — (US epicenter) ► NOUN ▪ the point on the earth s surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake …   English terms dictionary

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  • epicentre — Point on the surface of the Earth that is directly above the source (or focus) of an earthquake. There the effects of the earthquake usually are most severe. See also seismology. * * * ▪ seismology       point on the surface of the Earth that is… …   Universalium

  • epicentre — n. at the epicentre * * * at the epicentre …   Combinatory dictionary

  • epicentre — [[t]e̱pisentə(r)[/t]] epicentres N COUNT: usu with poss The epicentre of an earthquake is the place on the earth s surface directly above the point where it starts, and is the place where it is felt most strongly. The earthquake had its epicentre …   English dictionary

  • epicentre — UK [ˈepɪˌsentə(r)] / US [ˈepɪˌsentər] noun [countable] Word forms epicentre : singular epicentre plural epicentres the area of land directly over the centre of an earthquake …   English dictionary

  • epicentre — epicentras statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. epicentre vok. Epizentrum, n rus. эпицентр, m pranc. épicentre, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

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