Polyglot Dictionary

epicentro

/epiˈsentɾo/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los epicentros

Meaning

  1. epicenter

    • El epicentro del sismo se localizó cerca de la costa.

      The epicenter of the quake was located near the coast.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Término técnico de sismología, usado sobre todo en noticias sobre terremotos.

Practice

1 What does epicentro mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ del sismo se localizó cerca de la costa.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches epicentro?

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