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epicentre
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Noun
figuratively
proscribed
Japanese Meaning
（地震学）震源（震央）の直上に位置する地表の点。 / （軍事）地下爆発に対し、直上に位置する地表の点。
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(seismology) The point on the land or water surface directly above the focus, or hypocentre, of an earthquake. / (military) The point on the surface of the earth directly above an underground explosion.
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epicentre
The small coastal town was shaken more intensely because it lay directly above the epicentre of the earthquake.
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The small coastal town was shaken more intensely because it lay directly above the epicentre of the earthquake.
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