Richter scale
English
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Etymology
editFrom American seismologist Charles Richter, whose name derives from German Richter (“judge”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
edit- (seismology) a logarithmic scale used to express the energy released by an earthquake, each increase of 1 representing a 32-fold increase in energy.
Translations
editlogarithmic scale
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Noun
editRichter scale (plural Richter scales)
- A value on the Richter scale
- The students also faced and experienced earthquakes at various Richter scales.