epicenter

epicenter
epicentral, adj.
/ep"euh sen'teuhr/, n.
1. Also epicentrum. Geol. a point, directly above the true center of disturbance, from which the shock waves of an earthquake apparently radiate.
2. a focal point, as of activity: Manhattan's Chinatown is the epicenter of the city's Chinese community.
Also, esp. Brit., epicentre.
[1885-90; < NL epicentrum < Gk epíkentros on the center. See EPI-, CENTER]

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