Definition of Epicentral

1. a. Arising from the centrum of a vertebra.

Definition of Epicentral

1. Adjective. of or pertaining to an epicentre ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Epicentral

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Epicentral

1. Arising from the centrum of a vertebra. Origin: Pref. Epi- + centrum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Epicentral

epicede
epicedes
epicedia
epicedial
epicedium
epicellular
epicene pronoun
epicene pronouns
epicenes
epicenism
epicenisms
epicenter
epicenters
epicentra
epicentral (current term)
epicentre
epicentres
epicentrum
epicerastic
epichirema
epichiremas
epichiremata
epichlorohydrin
epichlorohydrins
epichordal
epichorial
epichoric
epicier
epiciers

Literary usage of Epicentral

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America by Seismological Society of America (1916)
"These facts enable us to fix upon the epicentral region as a zone included between the great ... In accordance with the foregoing facts the epicentral zone, ..."

2. The Hereford Earthquake of December 17, 1896 by Charles Davison (1899)
"Nature of the Shock in the epicentral District The following accounts are from places situated close to the epicentre. St. Michael's Cathedral Priory is 2^ ..."

3. ... Report on the Great Earthquake of 12th June 1897 by Richard Dixon Oldham (1899)
"RESULTS OF AN EXPLORATION OF THE epicentral TRACT. During the fine weather of 1897-98 I had an opportunity of making an examination of the epicentral tract, ..."

4. The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989 edited by Thomas D. O'Rourke (1993)
"(For example, the epicentral distances of the four east-bay earthquakes 2, 6, 7, and 8 are 20.1, 59.9, 33.0, and 21.0 km, respectively. ..."

5. Directory of Northridge Earthquake Research edited by Brian Cowan, Michael Mahoney, Stephen A. Mahin (2000)
"The essence of this project is to directly image the subsurface structure in the epicentral region of the Northridge earthquake using a series of high ..."

6. Eclectic Physical Geography by Russell Hinman (1916)
"Many houses in the town of Inyo, near the epicentral district, ... The boundary of its epicentral district was well marked, and from it the depth of the ..."

7. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America by Seismological Society of America (1914)
"This is, x*«> = 6.86y"e + 8. i ** The epicentral distances obtained in this way are as follows: Lick Observatory Santa Clara Berkeley 75-4 km. ..."

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