epicenter

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ˈe-pi-ˌsen-tər\
- /ˈep.ɪ.sen.tər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˈe-pi-ˌsen-tər\

Definitions of epicenter word

noun epicenter The point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake. 1
noun epicenter focal point 1
countable noun epicenter The epicenter 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. 0
noun epicenter the area of the earth's surface directly above the place of origin, or focus, of an earthquake 0
noun epicenter a focal or central point 0

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Parts of speech for Epicenter

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epicenter popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for epicenter

noun epicenter

command post — A command post is a place from which a commander in the army controls and organizes his forces.
focal point — Also called principal focus. Optics. either of two points on the axis of a mirror, lens, or other optical system, one point being such that rays diverging from it are deviated parallel to the axis upon refraction or reflection by the system and the other point being such that rays parallel to the axis of the system converge to the point upon refraction or reflection by the system.
headquarters — a center of operations, as of the police or a business, from which orders are issued; the chief administrative office of an organization: The operatives were always in touch with headquarters.
hotbed — a bottomless, boxlike, usually glass-covered structure and the bed of earth it covers, heated typically by fermenting manure or electrical cables, for growing plants out of season.
hq — headquarters

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