epicenter

Meanings

• noun

  The center of an area of action, occurrence, or interest.

  - "The epicenter of the earthquake was located in the Pacific Ocean."
  - "The city was the epicenter of the political protests."
  - "The research laboratory became the epicenter of scientific discovery."

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Antonyms

hypocentre

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Synonyms

ground zero

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with epicenter
centre , metre , entrepreneur

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Variants

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epicenter , epicenters , epicentral

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Etymology

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From Greek epikentron, from epi- 'upon' + kentron 'point'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'epicenter' was first used in the field of seismology in the late 19th century.

2. The epicenter of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and resulting tsunami was off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Related Concepts

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1. hypocenter: The point below the earth's surface directly beneath the epicenter of an earthquake.

2. seismic epicenter: The point on the earth's surface directly above the hypocenter of an earthquake.

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Culture

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The term 'epicenter' has been used in various fields such as geology, physics, and sociology to refer to the point of origin or center of an event, phenomenon, or trend.

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2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'epicenter' with the idea of a central point or origin.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering 'Epicenter' as 'Epic Point of Center'.

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