Richter scale
nounCA, US /ˈɹɪkt.ɚ skeɪl/
Etymology Named after American seismologist Charles Richter (1900–1985), whose name derives from German Richter (“judge”).
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A value on the Richter scale.
- The students also faced and experienced earthquakes at various Richter scales.
- Related terms
- Fujita scale, Torino scale, moment magnitude scale