epicenter
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əˌsɛn noun
1.
Also, epicentrum. Geology. a point, directly above the true center of disturbance, from which the shock waves of an earthquake apparently radiate.
2.
a focal point, as of activity: Manhattan's Chinatown is the epicenter of the city's Chinese community.
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epicentre or epicenter (ˈɛpɪˌsɛntə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Compare focus the point on the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake or underground nuclear explosion |
| 2. | informal the absolute centre of something: the epicentre of world sprinting |
| [C19: from New Latin epicentrum, from Greek epikentros over the centre, from | |
| epicenter or epicenter | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from New Latin epicentrum, from Greek epikentros over the centre, from | |
| epi'central or epicenter | |
| —adj | |
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Epicenter
is always a great word to know.
So is horizon. Does it mean:
| thin, distinctive stratum useful for stratigraphic correlation |
| to dissolve out soluble constituents from ashes and soil by percolation |
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| epicenter (ěp'ĭ-sěn'tər) Pronunciation Key
The point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the focus (the point of origin) of an earthquake. The epicenter is usually the location where the greatest damage associated with an earthquake occurs. See Note at earthquake. |
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Example sentences
Maybe you've heard of it: this small city was the earthquake's epicenter.
Naturally, having your town go from rural crossroads to epicurean epicenter has brought some stresses.
The deeper the epicenter under the seabed, the less potential there is for a tsunami.
The epicenter of the main quake is shown as a large green square.
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