epicenter

ˈɛpɪˌsɛntər

Definition of epicenter - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

figurative

central point of activity or interest

Silicon Valley is considered the epicenter of technological innovation..

center

focal point

hub

geology

TECH.

point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's origin

TECH.

The epicenter was located near the city, causing widespread panic..

focus

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Origin of epicenter

Greek, epi (upon) + kentron (center)

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epicentral

adj.

earthquake

related to the epicenter of an earthquake

Examples of epicenter in a sentence

The university is the epicenter of research in the field.
The earthquake's epicenter was offshore, minimizing damage.
Scientists pinpointed the epicenter after analyzing the data.

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French:épicentre, foyer, ...
German:Epizentrum, ...
Italian:epicentro, ...
Spanish:epicentro, ...
Portuguese:epicentro, ...
Chinese:中心, 震中, ...
Japanese:中心地, 震央, ...
Arabic:مَرْكَز, المَرْكَز السَّطْحِيّ لِلزِّلْزال, ...
Hebrew:מוֹקֵד, מוֹקֵד רְעִידַת אֲדָמָה, ...
Russian:эпицентр, ...
Ukrainian:епіцентр, ...
Hindi:केंद्रबिंदु, उपरिकेंद्र, ...
Bengali:কেন্দ্রবিন্দু, উপকেন্দ্র, ...
Catalan:epicentre, ...
Czech:epicentrum, ...
Danish:epicenter, jordskælvscentrum, ...
Dutch:epicentrum, ...
Greek:επίκεντρο, ...
Hungarian:központ, földrengésközpont, ...
Khmer:មជ្ឈមណ្ឌល, ចំណុចកណ្ដាលរញ្ជួយដី, ...
Korean:중심지, 진앙지, ...
Persian:کانون, کانون سطحی, ...
Polish:epicentrum, ...
Portuguese (BR):epicentro, ...
Romanian:epicentru, focar seismic, ...
Swedish:epicentrum, ...
Thai:ศูนย์กลาง, ศูนย์กลางแผ่นดินไหว, ...
Turkish:merkez, merkez üssü, ...
Vietnamese:trung tâm, tâm chấn, ...

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