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RICHTER SCALE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Richter scale mean?

• RICHTER SCALE (noun)
The noun RICHTER SCALE has 1 sense:

1. a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 used to express the energy released by an earthquake

Familiarity information: RICHTER SCALE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• RICHTER SCALE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 used to express the energy released by an earthquake

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("Richter scale" is a kind of...):

graduated table; ordered series; scale; scale of measurement (an ordered reference standard)

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