EPICENTER Definition & Meaning | 亚洲网紅露点

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epicenter

[ ep-uh-sen-ter ]

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noun

Also Geology. 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.

epicenter

The point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the focus (the point of origin) of an earthquake. The epicenter is usually the location where the greatest damage associated with an earthquake occurs.
See Note at earthquake

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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

别辫顎卛路肠别苍顎僼谤补濒 adjective

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of epicenter¹

1885鈥�90; < New Latin epicentrum < Greek 别辫铆办别苍迟谤辞蝉 on the center. See epi-, center

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