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Epicenter

//ˈɛpɪˌsɛntɚ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of epicentre. US, alt-of, alternative

    "Before the area was a tech epicenter, it was a bucolic land of fruit orchards."

  2. 2
    the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of epicentre. US, alt-of, alternative

Etymology

Etymology 1

From epi- + center.

Etymology 2

From epi- + center.

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