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Mercalli intensity

Mercalli intensity noun: a measure of the seismic intensity of an earthquake, according to the scale introduced by Italian volcanologist Giuseppe Mercalli.

Noun

Mercalli intensity (countable and uncountable, plural Mercalli intensities)

  1. A measure of the seismic intensity of an earthquake, according to the scale introduced by Italian volcanologist Giuseppe Mercalli.

Forms of Mercalli intensity

pluralMercalli intensities

Questions about Mercalli intensity

What does Mercalli intensity mean?
Mercalli intensity means a measure of the seismic intensity of an earthquake, according to the scale introduced by Italian volcanologist Giuseppe Mercalli.
What part of speech is Mercalli intensity?
Mercalli intensity is a noun.
What is the plural of Mercalli intensity?
The plural of Mercalli intensity is Mercalli intensities.

Words near Mercalli intensity in the dictionary

  1. mercaditos
  2. Mercado
  3. mercal
  4. mercall
  5. Mercalli intensities
  6. Mercalli intensity
  7. mercallite
  8. mercalls
  9. mercals
  10. mercantile
  11. mercantilely

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