— epicentral , adj.
/ep"euh sen'teuhr/ , n.
1. Also epicentrum . Geol. a point, directly above the true center of disturbance, from which the shock waves of an earthquake apparently radiate.
2. a focal point, as of activity: Manhattan's Chinatown is the epicenter of the city's Chinese community.
Also, esp. Brit., epicentre .
[ 1885-90; epicentrum epíkentros on the center. See EPI-, CENTER ]