EPICENTER


Meaning of EPICENTER in English

[epi.cen.ter] n [NL epicentrum, fr. epi- + L centrum center] (1887) 1: the part of the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake--compare hypocenter 1

2: center 2a, b, c "the ~ of world finance" -- epi.cen.tral adj

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