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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences, seismology
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A value on the Richter scale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The students also faced and experienced earthquakes at various Richter scales.
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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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: scale, scale of measurement, graduated table, ordered series
Named after American seismologist Charles Richter (1900–1985), whose name derives from German Richter (“judge”).
Across languages
Translations
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
مِقْيَاس رِيخْتَر
(miqyās rīḵtar)
— logarithmic scale
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Belarusian:
шкала́ Ры́хтэра
(škalá Rýxtera)
— logarithmic scale
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Bulgarian:
скала на Ри́хтер
(skala na Ríhter)
— logarithmic scale
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Chinese Mandarin:
里氏地震規模
(Lǐ shì dìzhèn guīmó)
— logarithmic scale
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Chinese Mandarin:
芮氏地震規模 /芮氏地震规模
(Ruǐ shì dìzhèn guīmó)
— logarithmic scale
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Chinese Mandarin:
黎克特制震級 /黎克特制震级
(Líkètè zhì zhènjí)
— logarithmic scale
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Czech:
Richterova stupnice
— logarithmic scale
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Czech:
Richterova škála
— logarithmic scale
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Dutch:
schaal van Richter
— logarithmic scale
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Finnish:
Richter-asteikko
— logarithmic scale
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French:
échelle de Richter
— logarithmic scale
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German:
Richterskala
— logarithmic scale
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Greek:
κλίμακα Ρίχτερ
(klímaka Ríchter)
— logarithmic scale
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Haitian Creole:
echèl Richter
— logarithmic scale
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Hawaiian:
pālākiō ikehu ōlaʻi
— logarithmic scale
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Hungarian:
Richter-skála
— logarithmic scale
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Indonesian:
skala Richter
— logarithmic scale
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Irish:
scála Richter
— logarithmic scale
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Italian:
scala Richter
— logarithmic scale
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Japanese:
リヒター・スケール
(Rihitā-sukēru)
— logarithmic scale
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Kazakh:
Рихтер бағамы
(Rixter bağamy)
— logarithmic scale
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Korean:
리히터 규모
(Rihiteo gyumo)
— logarithmic scale
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Persian:
مقیاس ریشتر
(meqyâs-e rišter)
— logarithmic scale
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Polish:
skala Richtera
— logarithmic scale
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Portuguese:
escala Richter
— logarithmic scale
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Portuguese:
escala de Richter
— logarithmic scale
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Russian:
шкала́ Ри́хтера
(škalá Ríxtera)
— logarithmic scale
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Serbo-Croatian:
Рихтерова скала
— logarithmic scale
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Serbo-Croatian:
Рихтерова љествица
— logarithmic scale
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Serbo-Croatian:
Richterova skala
— logarithmic scale
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Serbo-Croatian:
Richterova ljestvica
— logarithmic scale
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Spanish:
escala Richter
— logarithmic scale
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Spanish:
escala de Richter
— logarithmic scale
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Swedish:
richterskala
— logarithmic scale
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Turkish:
Richter ölçeği
— logarithmic scale
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Ukrainian:
шкала́ Рі́хтера
(škalá Ríxtera)
— logarithmic scale
