epicentrum

epicentrum n

1. epicenter (US), epicentre (UK) (the point on the land or water surface directly above the focus of an earthquake)

Borrowed from New Latin epicentrum.

• epicentrum

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• Hyphenation: epi‧cen‧trum

epicentrum n (plural epicentrums or epicentra, diminutive epicentrumpje n)

1. epicentre, point above an earthquake's centre

• aardbevingscentrum n

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛpit͡sɛntrum]
• Hyphenation: epi‧cent‧rum

epicentrum (plural epicentrumok)

1. (seismology) epicentre (point directly above the focus of an earthquake)

From Ancient Greek ἐπί 'on' + Latin centrum (from Greek κέντρον) 'centre'

epicentrum n

1. epicentre

epi- +‎ centrum

epicentrum n

1. an epicentre (point above earthquake)

• For variant declensions, see centrum

• epicentrum in SAOL (13th ed.) says "best. =", indicating the definite form singular is epicentrum, but gives no plural