epicenter

/ˈɛpɪˌsɛntɚ/

noun 1verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

early, new, pandemic, soon

VERB + EPICENTER

become

EPICENTER + NOUN

algeria, coronavirus, kilometers, outbreak

Definitions

noun

Alternative form of epicentre.

Before the area was a tech epicenter, it was a bucolic land of fruit orchards.

verb

Alternative form of epicentre.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of

epicentre

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Before the area was a tech epicenter, it was a bucolic land of fruit orchards.

Wiktionary

Wuhan is the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic.

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New York state on Tuesday created a “containment zone” around the town of New Rochelle, the epicenter of the outbreak in the state.

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Europe has replaced China as the epicenter of the pandemic.

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The World Health Organization said Tuesday the United States could soon become the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Wednesday’s quake, whose epicenter was 125 kilometers or almost 78 miles away, shook and shuddered Celleno’s medieval and modern houses for about 20 seconds.

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Usage Notes

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