English Explanatory Dictionary

Richter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from German.
noun
  1. (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 This has generally been superseded by the Moment-Magnitude Scale

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɪkt.ə/ /ˈɹɪxt.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Richter.wav /ˈɹɪkt.ɚ/

Word forms

Richter

Etymology

Borrowed from German Richter.

Synonyms

magnitude

Derived words

Richterian Richter scale
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