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Richter scale in Persian

مقیاس ریشتر meqyâs-e rišter

/ˈɹɪkt.ɚ skeɪl/

Richter scale in Persian: مقیاس ریشتر (meqyâs-e rišter). 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.

Persian words for Richter scale

logarithmic scale
مقیاس ریشتر meqyâs-e rišter

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 Persian

What is the meaning of Richter scale in Persian?
Richter scale in Persian is مقیاس ریشتر (meqyâs-e rišter).
معنی Richter scale چیست؟
Richter scale: مقیاس ریشتر (meqyâs-e rišter).
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 Persian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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