richter scale

Rich·ter scale

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rik-ter skeyl]
- /ˈrɪk tər skeɪl/
- /ˈrɪk.tə(r) skeɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [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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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 about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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