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▸ noun: (military) The point on the surface of the earth directly above an underground explosion.
▸ noun: (figuratively, proscribed) The focal point of any activity, especially if dangerous or destructive.
▸ noun: (figuratively, proscribed) The geographical area in which an ongoing disaster, illness, crisis, or other destructive event is currently most severe.
▸ verb: Of an earthquake: to have its epicentre (at a specified location).
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epicenter,
hypocentre,
focus,
centrum,
antiepicenter,
antiepicentre,
focal depth,
apocentre,
apocenter,
epilocus,
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