English

Alternative spellings
epicenter (US)

Etymology
From AGr. ��ί (on) + κέν��ον (centre)

Noun
en-noun

1. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
2. figuratively The focal point of any activity, especially if dangerous or destructive .

Translations
trans-top|point above earthquake
French: t|fr|épicentre|m
Greek: t|el|ε�ίκεν��ο|n|sc=Grek
Polish: t|pl|epicentrum|m
trans-mid
Latvian: t|lv|epicentrs|m|xs=Latvian
Russian: t|ru|�пи�ен��|m|sc=Cyrl (epicentr)
trans-bottom

trans-top|focal point of activity
French: t|fr|épicentre|m
Greek: t|el|ε�ίκεν��ο|n|sc=Grek
Polish: t|pl|epicentrum|m
trans-mid
Latvian: t|lv|epicentrs|m|xs=Latvian
trans-bottom

See also
hypocentre

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