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- [rik-ter skeyl]
- /ˈrɪk tər skeɪl/
- /ˈrɪk.tə(r) skeɪl/
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- [rik-ter skeyl]
- /ˈrɪk tər skeɪl/
Definitions of richter scale words
- noun richter scale a scale, ranging from 1 to 10, for indicating the intensity of an earthquake. 1
- noun richter scale measurement of an earthquake's strength 1
- singular noun richter scale The Richter scale is a scale which is used for measuring how severe an earthquake is. 0
- noun richter scale a scale for expressing the magnitude of an earthquake in terms of the logarithm of the amplitude of the ground wave; values range from 0 to over 9 0
- noun richter scale a logarithmic scale for indicating the magnitude of earthquakes using data from a seismograph: each step represents a magnitude that is about 10 times greater than the preceding step, with 1 indicating a disturbance detectable only by instruments and 7 one that can cause major damage to buildings 0
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Origin of richter scale
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
1935-40; after Charles F. Richter (1900-85), U.S. seismologist
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Parts of speech for Richter scale
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richter scale popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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