No. 8,738 in Catalan
epicentre
The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
In a sentence
L'epicentre del terratrèmol es va localitzar a prop de la costa.
The epicenter of the earthquake was located near the coast.
The term 'epicentre' is used in a geological context to refer to the surface location directly above where an earthquake originates.
La ciutat es va convertir en l'epicentre cultural del país.
The city became the cultural epicenter of the country.
Here, 'epicentre' is metaphorically used to denote the focal point or hub of cultural activities.
Durant la revolució, aquesta plaça va ser l'epicentre de les protestes.
During the revolution, this square was the epicenter of the protests.
The word 'epicentre' is used figuratively to describe the central area where significant events or activities were concentrated.
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