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hypocentre

noun

Etymology

From hypo- + centre; from Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-, “under-, sub-”) and Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “centre”).

  1. derived from κέντρον
  2. derived from centrum
  3. derived from centre
  4. inherited from center
  5. prefixed as hypocentre — “hypo + centre”

Definitions

  1. The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.

  2. The point on the surface below an atmospheric explosion

    The point on the surface below an atmospheric explosion; ground zero

The neighborhood

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