Meaning of Richter scale | Babel Free
/ˈɹɪkt.ɚ skeɪl/Definitions
- A logarithmic scale used to express the energy released by an earthquake, each increase of 1 representing a 31-fold increase in energy, and a 10-fold increase in the measured wave amplitude.
- A value on the Richter scale.
Equivalents
العربية
مِقْيَاس رِيخْتَر
Deutsch
Richterskala
Ελληνικά
κλίμακα Ρίχτερ
Français
échelle de Richter
Bahasa Indonesia
skala Richter
Italiano
scala Richter
日本語
リヒター・スケール
한국어
리히터 규모
Nederlands
schaal van Richter
Русский
шкала́ Ри́хтера
Svenska
richterskala
Українська
шкала Ріхтера
Examples
““The Richter scale is an old scale developed for California. It is only good for smaller quakes, and is not very good at differentiating the sizes of bigger shocks,” said McGuire.”
“The students also faced and experienced earthquakes at various Richter scales.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.