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[–] fubo@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago (5 children)

epicenter

I do not think it means what you think it means.

[–] tocano@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

Epicentre - (formal) the central point of something

edit: spelling

[–] fubo@lemmy.world -2 points 10 months ago (3 children)

The epicenter is not the center; it's a point above the center. It's from seismology. An earthquake's origin is beneath the earth's surface. The epicenter is the point on the surface that's directly above the origin point.

[–] tocano@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yes, it is used like that. However, not just in english, but in many languages, epicentre is sometimes used with the meaning of "centre of something".

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