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Epicenter   /ˈɛpəsˌɛntər/   Listen
Epicenter

noun
1.
The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.  Synonym: epicentre.






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"Epicenter" Quotes from Famous Books



... their rooms. Those that were in the open suffered instantaneous burns, particularly on the lightly clothed or unclothed parts of the body. Numerous fires sprang up which soon consumed the entire district. We now conclude that the epicenter of the explosion was at the edge of the city near the Jokogawa Station, three kilometers away from us. We are concerned about Father Kopp who that same morning, went to hold Mass at the Sisters of the Poor, who have a home for ...
— The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki • United States



Words linked to "Epicenter" :   epicentre, geographic point, geographical point



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