chấn tiêu
Definition
- Noun:
- Epicenter: The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus (hypocenter) of an earthquake, where the seismic waves are typically strongest and the shaking is most intense.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Thành phố này nằm gần chấn tiêu của trận động đất. (This city is near the epicenter of the earthquake.)
- Các nhà khoa học đang xác định vị trí chấn tiêu. (Scientists are determining the location of the epicenter.)
Advanced Usage
- "tâm chấn": This is a common synonym for "chấn tiêu" in Vietnamese, also meaning "epicenter." It is often used interchangeably in scientific and news contexts.
- Tâm chấn của trận động đất nằm ở độ sâu 10 km. (The epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 10 km.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chấn tâm: A less common variant, also meaning "epicenter."
- Tâm động đất: A descriptive phrase meaning "earthquake center," often used to refer to the epicenter.
Synonyms
- Tâm chấn: Epicenter (the most direct and common synonym).
- Điểm trên bề mặt Trái Đất thẳng phía trên chấn tiêu: The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus (a descriptive synonym).
Related Terms (Not Phrasal Verbs)
- Chấn tiêu (hypocenter/focus): In technical seismology, "chấn tiêu" can sometimes refer to the actual point the Earth where the earthquake rupture starts (the focus/hypocenter). However, in common usage, it is overwhelmingly understood as the surface point (epicenter). The reference definition provided aligns with this common understanding as "foyer d'un séisme" (focus of an earthquake).
- Động đất: Earthquake.
- Sóng địa chấn: Seismic waves.