| 释义 |
epicentre
epicentre (ˈɛpɪˌsɛntə) or epicentern1. (Geological Science) Also called: epicentrum the point on the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake or underground nuclear explosion. Compare focus62. informal the absolute centre of something: the epicentre of world sprinting. [C19: from New Latin epicentrum, from Greek epikentros over the centre, from epi- + kentron needle; see centre] ˌepiˈcentral adjThesaurus| Noun | 1. | epicentre - the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquakeepicentergeographic point, geographical point - a point on the surface of the Earth |
Translationsepicentre
epicentre (US), epicenter the point on the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake or underground nuclear explosion Epicentre
Geomedicine The point on the earth’s surface directly above the origin (hypocentre) of an earthquake
Vox populi The term has been widely used to refer to the centre or fulcrum of any situationepicentre
Synonyms for epicentrenoun the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquakeSynonymsRelated Words- geographic point
- geographical point
|