EPICENTER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake

Synonyms:

epicenter; epicentre

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("epicenter" is a kind of...):

geographic point; geographical point (a point on the surface of the Earth)

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