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hypocenter

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hy⋅po⋅cen⋅ter

[hahy-puh-sen-ter]
–noun Geology.
focus (def. 5).

Origin:
1900–05; hypo- + center
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hy·po·cen·ter   (hī'pə-sěn'tər)   
n.  The surface position directly beneath the center of a nuclear explosion.
hy'po·cen'tral (-sěn'trəl) adj.
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