epicentre
pronunciation
How to pronounce epicentre in British English:
UK [ˈepɪsentə(r)]
How to pronounce epicentre in American English:
US [ˈepɪsentər]
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- Noun:
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
Word Origin
- epicentre (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of epicenter; for spelling, see -re.
Example
- 1. Its president calls it a global epicentre .
- 2. Collapsing us house prices are the epicentre of the global crisis .
- 3. Officials suggested the situation closer to the epicentre could be even worse .
- 4. Coincidentally , they were also living next to the epicentre of the earthquake .
- 5. The epicentre of the most lethal and destructive earthquake in italy for almost 30 years lay a few kilometres outside the city .