Richter scale
/ˈrɪkt.ɚ skeɪl/
词源链
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Richter scale
词源说明
Named after American seismologist Charles Richter (1900–1985), whose name derives from German Richter (“judge”).
释义
专有名词proper noun
- 1(seismology) 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.
名词noun
- 1A value on the Richter scale.