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richter
biographical name(Rich-ter)
Charles Francis 1900—1985 American seismologist
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Gerhard 1932— German artist
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biographical name(Rich-ter)
Jean Paul Friedrich 1763—1825 pseudonymJean Paul German writer
richter
noun(Rich-ter)
an open-ended logarithmic scale for expressing the magnitude of a seismic disturbance (such as an earthquake) in terms of the energy dissipated in it with 1.5 indicating the smallest earthquake that can be felt, 4.5 an earthquake causing slight damage, and 8.5 a very devastating earthquake
richter
noun(Rich-ter)
a system of measurement used for showing the strength of an earthquake

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