epicentrumn.

Brit.

/ˌɛpᵻˈsɛntrəm/, U.S.

/ˌɛpəˈsɛntrəm/

Inflections: Plural epicentra, epicentrums.

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Epicentrum.

Etymology: < German Epicentrum (1873 in K. A. L. von Seebach Das mitteldeutsche Erdbeben vom 6. März 1872 129, the source reviewed in quot. 1874; now Epizentrum ) < Epi- epi- prefix + Centrum centrum n. Compare Hellenistic Greek ἐπίκεντρος (in astronomy) occupying a cardinal point. Compare epicentre n.

Chiefly Seismology.

The point on the earth's surface that overlies the subterranean focus of an earthquake; = epicentre n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

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

centrum1874

epicentrum1874

epicentre1880

hypocentre1905

1874 Examiner 10 Jan. 42/1 Two carefully designed maps accompany the book, marking the epicentrum of the earthquake, the velocity of its extension, and the probable limit of the accompanying oscillations.

1887 Science 20 May 495/2 Along this line there are three points, each of which has all the characters of an epicentrum, determined by as many distinct shocks, each having a focus of its own.

1919 D. N. Wadia Geol. India i. 29 The centra or foci of the original concussion, or blow, were linear, corresponding to the two linear epicentra.

2009 Rev. Financial Stud. 22 978 The higher the I_e [= epicentral intensity], the more the damages close to the epicentrum.

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

单词	epicentrum
释义	epicentrumn. Brit. /ˌɛpᵻˈsɛntrəm/, U.S. /ˌɛpəˈsɛntrəm/ Inflections: Plural epicentra, epicentrums. Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Epicentrum. Etymology: < German Epicentrum (1873 in K. A. L. von Seebach Das mitteldeutsche Erdbeben vom 6. März 1872 129, the source reviewed in quot. 1874; now Epizentrum ) < Epi- epi- prefix + Centrum centrum n. Compare Hellenistic Greek ἐπίκεντρος (in astronomy) occupying a cardinal point. Compare epicentre n. Chiefly Seismology. The point on the earth's surface that overlies the subterranean focus of an earthquake; = epicentre n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > convulsion > [noun] > earthquake > epicentre centrum1874 epicentrum1874 epicentre1880 hypocentre1905 1874 Examiner 10 Jan. 42/1 Two carefully designed maps accompany the book, marking the epicentrum of the earthquake, the velocity of its extension, and the probable limit of the accompanying oscillations. 1887 Science 20 May 495/2 Along this line there are three points, each of which has all the characters of an epicentrum, determined by as many distinct shocks, each having a focus of its own. 1919 D. N. Wadia Geol. India i. 29 The centra or foci of the original concussion, or blow, were linear, corresponding to the two linear epicentra. 2009 Rev. Financial Stud. 22 978 The higher the I_e [= epicentral intensity], the more the damages close to the epicentrum. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1874
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