escala Richter

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• escala de Richter (Portugal)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈka.lɐ ˈʁiʃ.teʁ/ [isˈka.lɐ ˈhiʃ.teh], /esˈka.lɐ ˈʁiʃ.teʁ/ [esˈka.lɐ ˈhiʃ.teh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈka.lɐ ˈʁiʃ.teʁ/ [isˈka.lɐ ˈhiʃ.teh], /esˈka.lɐ ˈʁiʃ.teʁ/ [esˈka.lɐ ˈhiʃ.teh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /isˈka.lɐ ˈʁiʃ.teɾ/ [isˈka.lɐ ˈhiʃ.teɾ], /esˈka.lɐ ˈʁiʃ.teɾ/ [esˈka.lɐ ˈhiʃ.teɾ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈka.lɐ ˈʁiʃ.teʁ/ [iʃˈka.lɐ ˈχiʃ.teχ], /eʃˈka.lɐ ˈʁiʃ.teʁ/ [eʃˈka.lɐ ˈχiʃ.teχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈka.la ˈʁiʃ.teɻ/ [esˈka.la ˈhiʃ.teɻ]

Noun

escala Richter f (uncountable) (Brazilian spelling)

1. (seismology) Richter scale (logarithmic scale of the size of an earthquake)