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Richter scale in Arabic

مِقْيَاس رِيخْتَر miqyās rīḵtar

/ˈɹɪkt.ɚ skeɪl/

Richter scale in Arabic: مِقْيَاس رِيخْتَر (miqyās rīḵtar). In English, Richter scale means 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.

Arabic words for Richter scale

logarithmic scale
مِقْيَاس رِيخْتَر miqyās rīḵtar

English meaning of Richter scale

  1. proper noun 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.
  2. noun A value on the Richter scale.

Full definition of Richter scale

Richter scale in a sentence

  • The students also faced and experienced earthquakes at various Richter scales.

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Questions about Richter scale in Arabic

What is the meaning of Richter scale in Arabic?
Richter scale in Arabic is مِقْيَاس رِيخْتَر (miqyās rīḵtar).
ما معنى كلمة Richter scale؟
Richter scale: مِقْيَاس رِيخْتَر (miqyās rīḵtar).
What does Richter scale mean in English?
Richter scale means 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.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Richter scale (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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