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epicentre|ˈɛpɪˌsɛntə(r)|
Anglicized f. next. Also fig.
1887Science (U.S.A.) 20 May 495/1 The distance from the epicentre to the point where the rate of decline of the intensity is greatest. 1905Westm. Gaz. 15 Feb. 2/1 The Ischian shock was chosen because of its relations to volcanic action; that of Charleston because of the discovery of the double epicentre. 1937Wooldridge & Morgan Physical Basis Geogr. v. 58 In the region of the epicentre (the point, or small area, immediately above the focus) actual waves or swells occur, which..are responsible for most of the damage. 1955Times 21 June 10/2 A ‘severe’ earthquake, with its epicentre probably located either in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska, or in Siberia. 1970Times 10 Apr. 3/1 It has been a good year for the Maltings. Those at Snape, epicentre of the Aldeburgh Festival, have been lovingly rebuilt after last year's fire. |