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epicentro

/e.pɪ.ˈsẽⁿ.tɾʊ/ Brazil, IPA
/e.pI."se~_n.t4U/ Brazil, X SAMPA
/e.pi.ˈsẽ.tɾu/ Portugal

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(Morfologia) ep(i)- + centro. (Datação: 1899)

noun

Geofísica, sismologia ponto na superfície da Terra diretamente acima do foco ou hipocentro de um terramoto/terremoto, normalmente sendo o local afetado com maior intensidade

In English

epicentre point above earthquake

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MLA

"epicentro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/epicentro. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

epicentro. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/epicentro

Chicago

"epicentro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/epicentro.

BibTeX

@misc{epicentro_2026,
  title = {epicentro},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/epicentro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}