单词 | epicentre |
释义 | Word Frequency epicentre or US epicenter (ˈɛpɪˌsɛntə) noun 1. Also called: epicentrum the point on the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake or underground nuclear explosion Compare focus (sense 6)2. informal the absolute centre of something the epicentre of world sprinting Derived forms epicentral (ˌepiˈcentral) adjective Word origin C19: from New Latin epicentrum, from Greek epikentros over the centre, from epi- + kentron needle; see centre |
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