"epicenter" meaning in English

See epicenter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: epicenters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} epicenter (plural epicenters)
  1. (American spelling) Alternative form of epicentre Tags: US, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: epicentre Hyponyms: ground zero
    Sense id: en-epicenter-en-noun-pOrKnXVG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: epicentre

Verb

Forms: epicenters [present, singular, third-person], epicentering [participle, present], epicentered [participle, past], epicentered [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} epicenter (third-person singular simple present epicenters, present participle epicentering, simple past and past participle epicentered)
  1. (American spelling) Alternative form of epicentre Tags: US, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: epicentre
    Sense id: en-epicenter-en-verb-pOrKnXVG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: epicentre

Inflected forms

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