Dictionary

hypocentre en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.
2. The point on the surface below an atmospheric explosion; ground zero

Forms

Antonyms

epicentre

Hyponyms

ground zero

Relateds

hypocentral

Translations (25)

ms hipopusat (focus of an earthquake) · ro hipocentru (focus of an earthquake) · ja 震源 (focus of an earthquake) · id hiposentrum (focus of an earthquake) · gl hipocentro (focus of an earthquake) · pt hipocentro (focus of an earthquake) · it ipocentro (focus of an earthquake) · af hiposentrum (focus of an earthquake) · yue 震源 (focus of an earthquake) · tr deprem merkezi (focus of an earthquake) · ko 진원 (focus of an earthquake) · fi hyposentri (focus of an earthquake) · cmn 震源 (focus of an earthquake) · es hipocentro (focus of an earthquake) · tr deprem ocağı (focus of an earthquake) · fr hypocentre (focus of an earthquake) · ro focar seismic (focus of an earthquake) · eo hipocentro (focus of an earthquake) · ca hipocentre (focus of an earthquake) · hak 震源 (focus of an earthquake) · el υπόκεντρο (focus of an earthquake) · nl hypocentrum (focus of an earthquake) · tr deprem odağı (focus of an earthquake) · nan-hbl 震源 (focus of an earthquake) · de Hypozentrum (focus of an earthquake)