epicentreepicentern.

Brit.

/ˈɛpᵻˌsɛntə/, U.S.

/ˈɛpəˌsɛn(t)ər/

Forms: 1800s– epicenter, 1800s– epicentre.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: epi- prefix, centre n.¹

Etymology: < epi- prefix + centre n.¹, after German Epicentrum epicentrum n. Compare French épicentre (1876 or earlier; < German). Compare earlier epicentrum n.

1. The point on the earth's surface that overlies the subterranean focus of an earthquake; = epicentrum n. Also (in non-technical use): the focus itself.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > convulsion > [noun] > earthquake > epicentre

centrum1874

epicentrum1874

epicentre1880

hypocentre1905

1880 Geol. Rec. 1877 173 The homoseist of 5 a.m. was thereby found to be a lobed figure extended in N.W., S.E., and E. directions, as if formed by two ellipses crossing at the epicentre.

1887 Pop. Sci. Monthly Aug. 570/2 The distance from the epicenter to the point where the rate of decline of the intensity is greatest, is simply proportional to the depth of the focus.

1905 Westm. 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.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xii. [Cyclops] 329 The epicentre seems to have been that part of the metropolis that constitutes the Inn's Quay ward and parish of Saint Michan.

1951 R. L. Carson Sea Around Us ii. ix. 130 If it is found that the epicenter of the quake is under the ocean and so might provoke seismic sea waves, a warning is sent to observers at selected tide stations.

2004 C. Connelly Attention All Shipping (2005) 90 In 1931 Dogger Bank again hit the headlines as the epicentre of the most violent earthquake ever to hit Britain.

2. figurative. A centre of activity, energy, or disturbance.

ΚΠ

1908 Japan Weekly Mail 26 Dec. 783/2 Yesterday, as it were, the epicentre of the world's sea-power lay on the waters of north-western Europe.

1956 Winnipeg Free Press 8 Dec. 38/1 During the First World War it also became, somewhat inadvertently, the first epicentre of a revived Arab nationalism.

1970 Times 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.

2006 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 6 Apr. 61/1 The global epicenter of anti-Western and Islamic sectarian strife.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	epicentre
释义	epicentreepicentern. Brit. /ˈɛpᵻˌsɛntə/, U.S. /ˈɛpəˌsɛn(t)ər/ Forms: 1800s– epicenter, 1800s– epicentre. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: epi- prefix, centre n.¹ Etymology: < epi- prefix + centre n.¹, after German Epicentrum epicentrum n. Compare French épicentre (1876 or earlier; < German). Compare earlier epicentrum n. 1. The point on the earth's surface that overlies the subterranean focus of an earthquake; = epicentrum n. Also (in non-technical use): the focus itself. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > convulsion > [noun] > earthquake > epicentre centrum1874 epicentrum1874 epicentre1880 hypocentre1905 1880 Geol. Rec. 1877 173 The homoseist of 5 a.m. was thereby found to be a lobed figure extended in N.W., S.E., and E. directions, as if formed by two ellipses crossing at the epicentre. 1887 Pop. Sci. Monthly Aug. 570/2 The distance from the epicenter to the point where the rate of decline of the intensity is greatest, is simply proportional to the depth of the focus. 1905 Westm. 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. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xii. [Cyclops] 329 The epicentre seems to have been that part of the metropolis that constitutes the Inn's Quay ward and parish of Saint Michan. 1951 R. L. Carson Sea Around Us ii. ix. 130 If it is found that the epicenter of the quake is under the ocean and so might provoke seismic sea waves, a warning is sent to observers at selected tide stations. 2004 C. Connelly Attention All Shipping (2005) 90 In 1931 Dogger Bank again hit the headlines as the epicentre of the most violent earthquake ever to hit Britain. 2. figurative. A centre of activity, energy, or disturbance. ΚΠ 1908 Japan Weekly Mail 26 Dec. 783/2 Yesterday, as it were, the epicentre of the world's sea-power lay on the waters of north-western Europe. 1956 Winnipeg Free Press 8 Dec. 38/1 During the First World War it also became, somewhat inadvertently, the first epicentre of a revived Arab nationalism. 1970 Times 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. 2006 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 6 Apr. 61/1 The global epicenter of anti-Western and Islamic sectarian strife. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1880
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