epicentre

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /-t̬ɚ/
- /ˈep.ɪ.sen.tər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /-t̬ɚ/

Definitions of epicentre word

noun epicentre (seismology) The point on the land or water surface directly above the focus of an earthquake. 1
countable noun epicentre The epicentre 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 epicentre the point on the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake or underground nuclear explosion 0
noun epicentre the absolute centre of something 0

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epicentre popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for epicentre

noun epicentre

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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