"epicentre" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛpɪˌsɛntɚ/ [General-American], /ˈɛpɪˌsɛntə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-epicentre.ogg , En-uk-epicentre.ogg Forms: epicentres [plural]
Etymology: From epi- (“over, on top”) + centre, from Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on”) + κέντρον (kéntron, “centre”). Sense of “center of an activity (particularly a disaster)” (1908) by generalization from earthquakes, possibly influenced by epidemic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|epi|centre|t1=over, on top}} epi- (“over, on top”) + centre, {{der|en|grc|ἐπί||on}} Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} epicentre (plural epicentres)
  1. (seismology) The point on the land or water surface directly above the focus, or hypocentre, of an earthquake. Categories (topical): Seismology Translations (point above earthquake): episentrum (Afrikaans), مَرْكَز (markaz) [masculine] (Arabic), مَرْكَز اَلزِّلْزَال (markaz az-zilzāl) [masculine] (Arabic), էպիկենտրոն (ēpikentron) (Armenian), epicentru [masculine] (Asturian), эпіцэ́нтр (epicéntr) [masculine] (Belarusian), epikreizenn (Breton), епице́нтър (epicéntǎr) [masculine] (Bulgarian), epicentre [masculine] (Catalan), 震央 (zhènyāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 震中 (zhènzhōng) (Chinese Mandarin), 震中心 (zhènzhōngxīn) (Chinese Mandarin), epicentrum [masculine] (Czech), epicenter (Danish), epicentrum (Dutch), surcentro (Esperanto), epitsenter (Estonian), episentrumi (Finnish), episentri (Finnish), épicentre [masculine] (French), epicentro [masculine] (Galician), Epizentrum [neuter] (German), επίκεντρο (epíkentro) [neuter] (Greek), epicentrum (Hungarian), skjálftamiðja [feminine] (Icelandic), episenter (Indonesian), episentrum (Indonesian), eipealár [masculine] (Irish), epicentro [masculine] (Italian), 震源地 (shingenchi) (alt: しんげんち) [common] (Japanese), 震央 (shin'ō) (alt: しんおう) [literary] (Japanese), 震源 (shingen) (alt: しんげん) (Japanese), 진앙 (jinang) (alt: 震央) (Korean), epicentrs [masculine] (Latvian), epicentras [masculine] (Lithuanian), epizentrum (Low German), epipusat (Malay), pusat gempa (Malay), episenter (Norwegian), epicenter (Oromo), epicentrum [masculine] (Polish), epicentro [masculine] (Portuguese), эпице́нтр (epicéntr) [masculine] (Russian), епицентар [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), epicentar [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), epicentrum [neuter] (Slovak), epicenter [masculine] (Slovene), epicentro [masculine] (Spanish), epicentrum (Swedish), ศูนย์กลาง (sŏon glaang) (Thai), епіце́нтр (epicéntr) [masculine] (Ukrainian), chấn tâm (Vietnamese), uwchganolbwynt [masculine] (Welsh)
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  2. (military) The point on the surface of the earth directly above an underground explosion. Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: ground zero
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  3. (figuratively, proscribed) The focal point of any activity, especially if dangerous or destructive. Tags: figuratively, proscribed Translations (focal point of activity): بُؤْرَة (buʔra) [masculine] (Arabic), էպիկենտրոն (ēpikentron) (Armenian), keskipiste (Finnish), épicentre [masculine] (French), επίκεντρο (epíkentro) [neuter] (Greek), croílár [masculine] (Irish), ceartlár [masculine] (Irish), croí [masculine] (Irish), airmheán [masculine] (Irish), 震源地 (shingenchi) (alt: しんげんち) (Japanese), epicentrs [masculine] (Latvian), epicentrum [masculine] (Polish), uwchganolbwynt [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-epicentre-en-noun--yk0chc1 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with epi-, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with epi-: 26 17 28 12 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 22 26 33 10 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 22 28 33 10 6 Disambiguation of 'focal point of activity': 19 5 73 4
  4. (figuratively, proscribed) The geographical area in which an ongoing disaster, illness, crisis, or other destructive event is currently most severe. Tags: figuratively, proscribed
    Sense id: en-epicentre-en-noun-Pb8iUsvo Categories (other): English terms prefixed with epi-, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with epi-: 26 17 28 12 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 22 28 33 10 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: epicenter [US] Related terms: epicentral

Verb

IPA: /ˈɛpɪˌsɛntɚ/ [General-American], /ˈɛpɪˌsɛntə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-epicentre.ogg , En-uk-epicentre.ogg Forms: epicentres [present, singular, third-person], epicentring [participle, present], epicentred [participle, past], epicentred [past]
Etymology: From epi- (“over, on top”) + centre, from Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on”) + κέντρον (kéntron, “centre”). Sense of “center of an activity (particularly a disaster)” (1908) by generalization from earthquakes, possibly influenced by epidemic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|epi|centre|t1=over, on top}} epi- (“over, on top”) + centre, {{der|en|grc|ἐπί||on}} Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} epicentre (third-person singular simple present epicentres, present participle epicentring, simple past and past participle epicentred)
  1. Of an earthquake: to have its epicentre (at a specified location).
    Sense id: en-epicentre-en-verb-izhqFPrm Categories (other): English terms prefixed with epi- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with epi-: 26 17 28 12 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: epicenter [US]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "point above earthquake",
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          "sense": "point above earthquake",
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          "sense": "point above earthquake",
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          "sense": "point above earthquake",
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          "word": "eipealár"
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          "sense": "point above earthquake",
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          "word": "epicentro"
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          "alt": "しんげんち",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shingenchi",
          "sense": "point above earthquake",
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          "word": "震源地"
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          "alt": "しんおう",
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          "roman": "shin'ō",
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jinang",
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          "sense": "point above earthquake",
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          "code": "lt",
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          "sense": "point above earthquake",
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          "word": "epicentras"
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          "_dis1": "54 25 12 10",
          "code": "nds",
          "lang": "Low German",
          "sense": "point above earthquake",
          "word": "epizentrum"
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          "_dis1": "54 25 12 10",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "point above earthquake",
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        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 12 10",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "point above earthquake",
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          "code": "no",
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          "sense": "point above earthquake",
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        {
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          "code": "om",
          "lang": "Oromo",
          "sense": "point above earthquake",
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          "_dis1": "54 25 12 10",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "point above earthquake",
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          "word": "epicentrum"
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          "_dis1": "54 25 12 10",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "point above earthquake",
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          "word": "epicentro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 12 10",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "epicéntr",
          "sense": "point above earthquake",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "эпице́нтр"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 12 10",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "point above earthquake",
          "tags": [
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "епицентар"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 12 10",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "point above earthquake",
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          "word": "epicentar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 12 10",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "point above earthquake",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "epicentrum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 12 10",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "point above earthquake",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "epicenter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 12 10",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "point above earthquake",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "epicentro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 12 10",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "point above earthquake",
          "word": "epicentrum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 12 10",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/En-us-epicentre.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛpɪˌsɛntə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-uk-epicentre.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/34/En-uk-epicentre.ogg/En-uk-epicentre.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/En-uk-epicentre.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "word": "epicenter"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "epicenter"
  ],
  "word": "epicentre"
}

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