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hypocentre

Syllables: hy·po·cen·tre

hypocentre noun: the focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.

Noun

hypocentre (plural hypocentres)

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

hypocentre meaning in Tamil, Malay and Indonesian

hypocentre in Tamil

அதிர்ச்சி மையம்

hypocentre in Malay

focus of an earthquake
hipopusat

hypocentre in Indonesian

focus of an earthquake
hiposentrum

Antonyms of hypocentre

Forms of hypocentre

pluralhypocentres
alternative formhypocenter

Origin of hypocentre

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

Words that rhyme with hypocentre

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Questions about hypocentre

What does hypocentre mean?
Hypocentre means the focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.
What is hypocentre in Tamil?
Hypocentre in Tamil is அதிர்ச்சி மையம். See Hypocentre meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hypocentre?
Hypocentre is a noun.
What is the plural of hypocentre?
The plural of hypocentre is hypocentres.

Words near hypocentre in the dictionary

  1. hypocellular
  2. hypocellularity
  3. hypocenter
  4. hypocenters
  5. hypocentral
  6. hypocentre
  7. hypocentres
  8. hypocercal
  9. hypocerebral
  10. hypochiasmatic
  11. hypochilid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hypocentre (page history and authors); hypocentre (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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