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epicentral

8.0

Relating to the main point of an event, used in a non-literal way

adjective
/ˌɛpɪˈsɛntrəl/

Formal

: epicéntrico

Her home was epicentral to the community's relief efforts during the crisis.

Examples

The city became the epicentral location for the international conference on climate change.
Media attention was epicentral to the small village after the discovery.
The epicentral meeting took place in New York City.
Her research focused on the epicentral issues affecting climate change.
The city became the epicentral location for the international conference on climate change.
Her home was epicentral to the community's relief efforts during the crisis.
Media attention was epicentral to the small village after the discovery.

Synonyms

centric

vsepicentral

37 6.0

Near the middle of something or focused on that point

is about being at the most important or main point rather than mere proximity

climactic

vsepicentral

18 6.0

Happening at the most exciting or important part of something

focuses on being at the most important or main point, not only intensity

centermost

vsepicentral

1 4.2

At the exact middle of something

is used more for being at the most important point, often figuratively

Antonyms

peripheral

35 6.5

At the outer edge of something, away from the centre

How Central

epicentral

Formal

8.0

central

749 1.0

relevant

556 3.3

marginal

51 4.9

peripheral

35 6.5

Surface Forms

epicentral positive

Morphology

epicentral = central (semi-transparent) = epi + center + al

The form is built from epi- plus central, but the figurative sense of 'most important point' is only partly predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Epicentral comes from the word epicenter, which has the Greek part epi- meaning 'on' and center meaning 'middle' or 'main point'. So epicentral describes something 'on the middle' of an event and is used for the most important or central place in a situation.