name
Meaning 1
A surname from German.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Richter
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪkt.ə/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪxt.ə/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Canada, US: /ˈɹɪkt.ɚ/
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CMU ARPABET: R IH1 K T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
(Followed by a decimal number): A Richter scale magnitude to indicate the severity of an earthquake. "Richter" is prefixed to the magnitude value. This has generally been superseded by the Moment-Magnitude Scale
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences, seismology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: magnitude
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from German Richter.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Richter — surname
- Greek: Ρίχτερ (Ríchter) — surname
- Japanese: リヒター (Rihitā) — surname
- Japanese: リヒテル (Rihiteru) — surname
- Japanese: リクター (Rikutā) — surname
- Korean: 리히터 (Rihiteo) — surname
- Korean: 릭터 (Rikteo) — surname
- Russian: Ри́хтер (Ríxter) — surname
Real reading context