epicentrum

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛpɪt͡sɛntrum]

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˌeː.piˈsɛn.trʏm/

• epicentrum

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• Hyphenation: epi‧cen‧trum

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

1. (seismology) epicentre, point above an earthquake's centre

• aardbevingscentrum
• aardbevingshaard
• bevingshaard

• hypocentrum

• Afrikaans: episentrum
• → Indonesian: episentrum

• 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
• Rhymes: -um

epicentrum (plural epicentrumok)

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

• epicentrum in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

From epi- +‎ centrum.

• IPA^(key): /ɛ.piˈt͡sɛn.trum/

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• Rhymes: -ɛntrum
• Syllabification: e‧pi‧cen‧trum

epicentrum n

1. epicentre

• epicentrum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• epicentrum in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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