hypocentre

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[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑπό (under) + κέντρον (centre)

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  • Hyphenation: hy‧po‧cen‧tre
  • Rhymes: -ɛntə(r)

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hypocentre (plural hypocentres)

  1. (geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicenter
  2. (military) The point on the surface below an atmospheric explosion

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focus of an earthquake

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