Richter scale

/ˌrɪktər ˈskeɪl/

/ˈrɪktə skeɪl/

Definitions of Richter scale
  1. noun
    a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 formerly used to express the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of the size of seismograph oscillations
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    type of:
    graduated table, ordered series, scale, scale of measurement
    an ordered reference standard
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