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How to pronounce epicenter in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms epicentre
Type of geographic point, geographical point

Examples of epicenter

epicenter
Its epicenter was about 55 miles east of Chattanooga, near the town of Ducktown.
From the tennessean.com
Epicenter is also the only place Linkin Park will play in North America in 2009.
From the ocregister.com
The venture capital industry, with its epicenter just down the road, is stalled.
From the businessweek.com
America, the epicenter of many of the newest things, comes tenth in the ranking.
From the economist.com
A man carries an injured child in Concepcion, about 70 miles from the epicenter.
From the delawareonline.com
The quake's epicenter was 70 miles from Concepcion, Chile's second-largest city.
From the latimes.com
The arty epicenter can be found at Nimmanhaemin Road near Chiang Mai University.
From the time.com
Personal associations aside, it's a day at the beach, the epicenter of carefree.
From the forbes.com
The Old Quarter is arguably the epicenter for the city's connections to its past.
From the abcnews.go.com
More examples
  • The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  • Epicenter is a 2006 non-fiction Christian commentary by political column poster Joel C. Rosenberg. It is about present day Middle East and the world, and how recent events are beginning to bring to life prophecies in the Book of Ezekiel.
  • Epicenter is an annual music festival in Southern California presented by Right Arm Entertainment (creators of Ohio's Rock on the Range festival) and features acts on multiple stages. 2009 was the first year for the festival and was held at the Fairplex in Pomona, California. ...
  • Alternative spelling of epicentre
  • Geographical area of highest incidence, eg of a disease.
  • A focal point or origin of activity. Used in relation to poltergeist phenomena where a single person, unconsciously projecting strong negative energies, may be creating the poltergeist activity through psycho kinesis. ...
  • Person or person that a poltergeist or haunting tends to focus on. Paranormal phenomena usually increases when the epicenter is present.