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Torino scale

Torino scale noun: a scale used to rate the power and likelihood of an asteroid strike onto the planet Earth.

Noun

Torino scale (plural Torino scales)

  1. A scale used to rate the power and likelihood of an asteroid strike onto the planet Earth.

Forms of Torino scale

pluralTorino scales

Origin of Torino scale

From a conference held in Turin, Italy (Torino), where a version of the scale was presented.

Questions about Torino scale

What does Torino scale mean?
Torino scale means a scale used to rate the power and likelihood of an asteroid strike onto the planet Earth.
What part of speech is Torino scale?
Torino scale is a noun.
What is the plural of Torino scale?
The plural of Torino scale is Torino scales.

Words near Torino scale in the dictionary

  1. toril
  2. torils
  3. torinaoshi
  4. Torinese
  5. Torino
  6. Torino scale
  7. Torino scales
  8. Torinos
  9. Torio
  10. Torios
  11. toripalimab

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