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Hypocenter
[
hahy
-p
uh
-sen-ter
]
hy·po·cen·ter
/
ˈhaɪ
pəˌsɛn
tər
/
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[
hahy
-p
uh
-sen-ter
]
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noun
Geology
.
focus
(
def. 5
)
.
Origin:
1900–05;
hypo-
+
center
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Hypocenter
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thin, distinctive stratum useful for stratigraphic correlation
rich soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand, silt and a smaller proportion of clay
ratio of the volume of the pores of a substance to the total volume of the mass
seepage of water into soil or rock
ratio of the volume of the pores of a substance to the total volume of the mass
rich soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand, silt and a smaller proportion of clay
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