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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: epicentre, US epicenter /ˈɛpɪˌsɛntə/ n - the point on the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake or underground nuclear explosion
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin epicentrum, from Greek epikentros over the centre, from epi- + kentron needle; see centreˌepiˈcentral adj ep•i•cen•ter /ˈɛpəˌsɛntɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Geologya point, directly above the true center of an earthquake, from which its shock waves appear to spread.
- a point of focus, as of activity;
center.
Also, esp. Brit., ˈep•iˌcen•tre. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ep•i•cen•ter (ep′ə sen′tər),USA pronunciation n. - GeologyAlso epicentrum. a point, directly above the true center of disturbance, from which the shock waves of an earthquake apparently radiate.
- a focal point, as of activity:Manhattan's Chinatown is the epicenter of the city's Chinese community.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] ep′i•cen′tre. - Greek epíkentros on the center. See epi-, center
- Neo-Latin epicentrum
- 1885–90
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