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Epicentre vs Hotspot - What's the difference?

epicentre | hotspot |

As nouns the difference between epicentre and hotspot

is that epicentre is epicentre while hotspot is hot spot.

epicentre

English

Alternative forms

* epicenter (US)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (seismology) The point on the land or water surface directly above the focus, or hypocentre, of an earthquake.
  • (military) The point on the surface of the earth directly above an underground explosion.
  • (figuratively) The focal point of any activity, especially if dangerous or destructive.

    • Antonyms

    * hypocentre

    Hyponyms

    * ground zero

    Anagrams

    * British English forms ----

    hotspot

    English

    (wikipedia hotspot)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • * 2010 , Thomas E. Joiner, Myths about Suicide (page 154)
    • For instance, Toronto's Bloor Street Viaduct was, alas, a suicide hotspot — in fact, it was second only to the Golden Gate Bridge in terms of the number of bridge-related suicides.
  • A small device that acts like a high-speed modem and router to provide access to the internet through a cellular signal (aka: MiFi)

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