Definition of Richter scale

1. Noun. A logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 formerly used to express the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of the size of seismograph oscillations.

Category relationships: Geology
Generic synonyms: Graduated Table, Ordered Series, Scale, Scale Of Measurement

Lexicographical Neighbors of Richter Scale

richest
riching
Richler
richly
Richmond
Richmondena
Richmondena Cardinalis
richness
richnesses
richt
richted
richter
Richter's hernia
Richter's syndrome
Richter-Monro line
Richter scale (current term)
richtest
richting
richts
richweed
richweed
richweeds
rich man
rich person
ricier
riciest
ricin
ricin
ricinelaidic
ricinelaidin

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