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epicentre
/ ˈɛ±èɪˌ²õÉ›²Ô³ÙÉ™ /
noun
- the point on the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake or underground nuclear explosion Compare focus
- informal.the absolute centre of something
the epicentre of world sprinting
Derived Forms
- ËŒ±ð±è¾±Ëˆ³¦±ð²Ô³Ù°ù²¹±ô, adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of epicentre1
Example Sentences
Roads, water services and buildings including hospitals have been destroyed, especially in Mandalay, the hard-hit city near the epicentre.
The convoy was en route to Mandalay, the hard-hit city near the epicentre of the magnitude-7.7 earthquake that struck last Friday.
Local media in Sagaing, the earthquake's epicentre, have reported restrictions imposed by military authorities that require organisations to submit lists of volunteers and items that they want to bring into the area.
She added that she hopes to re-enroll at Columbia University, which was the epicentre of student protests last year, and finish her PhD programme.
The junta has put the number of damaged buildings in the Mandalay region, the epicentre of the earthquake, at more than 1,500.
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