Etymology

Richter scale

Today it means: A value on the Richter scale. Full definition →

German Richter
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The story

  1. German · derived fromRichter“judge”
  2. English todayRichter scale

Named after American seismologist Charles Richter (1900–1985), whose name derives from German Richter (“judge”).

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