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Fujita scale

Fujita scale proper noun: a scale used to rate the intensity of a tornado; now superseded by the Enhanced Fujita scale.

Proper noun

the Fujita scale

  1. (US) A scale used to rate the intensity of a tornado; now superseded by the Enhanced Fujita scale.

Synonyms of Fujita scale

Origin of Fujita scale

From the Japanese-American meteorologist Tetsuya Theodore "Ted" Fujita (藤田哲也).

Words formed from Fujita scale

Questions about Fujita scale

What does Fujita scale mean?
Fujita scale means a scale used to rate the intensity of a tornado; now superseded by the Enhanced Fujita scale.
What part of speech is Fujita scale?
Fujita scale is a proper noun.

Words near Fujita scale in the dictionary

  1. Fujisawa
  2. Fujisawas
  3. Fujishima
  4. Fujishimas
  5. Fujita
  6. Fujita scale
  7. Fujita-Pearson scale
  8. Fujitani
  9. Fujitanis
  10. Fujiwara
  11. Fujiwaras

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