- earthquake epicentre
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English-Chinese construction dictionary (英汉建筑大词典). 2013.
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earthquake — /errth kwayk /, n. 1. a series of vibrations induced in the earth s crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating. 2. something that is severely disruptive; upheaval. [1300 50; ME erthequake … Universalium
epicentre — (US epicenter) ► NOUN ▪ the point on the earth s surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake … English terms dictionary
July 2006 Java earthquake — earthquake title= July 2006 Java earthquake date= [1asdfasdfasdfaasdkjfkasjdfadsfj;fdsa;lfadkljadfslkljkdsfljdsflfkdjs;fasdljkjlkadfskjlafdskljadfsk;jlafds;jlkfadsl;kjadfsdfsa=/news/2006/07/17/utsunami.xml sSheet=/news/2006/07/17/ixnews.html date … Wikipedia
Earthquake light — An earthquake light is an unusual luminous aerial phenomenon, similar in appearance to the aurora borealis, that allegedly appears in the sky at or near areas of tectonic stress, seismic activity or volcanic eruptions. Scientific evidence for the … Wikipedia
epicentre — Point on the surface of the Earth that is directly above the source (or focus) of an earthquake. There the effects of the earthquake usually are most severe. See also seismology. * * * ▪ seismology point on the surface of the Earth that is… … Universalium
earthquake — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, huge, large, major, massive, powerful, severe, strong ▪ devastating … Collocations dictionary
Earthquake — For other uses, see Earthquake (disambiguation). Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 … Wikipedia
epicentre — [[t]e̱pisentə(r)[/t]] epicentres N COUNT: usu with poss The epicentre of an earthquake is the place on the earth s surface directly above the point where it starts, and is the place where it is felt most strongly. The earthquake had its epicentre … English dictionary
earthquake — /ˈɜθkweɪk / (say erthkwayk) noun tremors or earth movements in the earth s crust when fracturing rocks send out a series of three distinct sets of shock waves (earthquake waves). Earthquakes are most common at the boundaries of tectonic plates,… …
epicentre — UK [ˈepɪˌsentə(r)] / US [ˈepɪˌsentər] noun [countable] Word forms epicentre : singular epicentre plural epicentres the area of land directly over the centre of an earthquake … English dictionary
epicentre — ep|i|cen|tre BrE epicenter AmE [ˈepıˌsentə US ər] n 1.) the place on the surface of the Earth that is right above the point where an ↑earthquake begins inside the Earth 2.) the place where the most important things happen and important decisions… … Dictionary of contemporary English
