The lungs of Indians, Congolese and Bangladeshis are in worse condition than those of a person who has smoked for years. The UN wants to create a global fund to combat an issue that has become the world’s biggest public health problem
  • fubo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    192·
    10 months ago

    epicenter

    I do not think it means what you think it means.

    • Tocano@lemmy.mlEnglish
      5·
      10 months ago

      Epicentre - (formal) the central point of something

      edit: spelling

      • fubo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        13·
        10 months ago

        The epicenter is not the center; it’s a point above the center. It’s from seismology. An earthquake’s origin is beneath the earth’s surface. The epicenter is the point on the surface that’s directly above the origin point.

        • Tocano@lemmy.mlEnglish
          5·
          10 months ago

          Yes, it is used like that. However, not just in english, but in many languages, epicentre is sometimes used with the meaning of “centre of something”.