epicenter
🇺🇸
/ˈepɪsentər/
🇬🇧
/ˈepɪsentə(r)/
noun
R
The exact spot on the Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake starts.
The news reported that the epicenter of the earthquake was in a remote mountain area.
R
The main or most important area where something happens or is based.
The city is the epicenter of the country's technology industry.
translation
The exact spot on the Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake starts.; The main or most important area where something happens or is based.
Word Forms
Plural
epicenters