Meanings
proper nounthe Fujita scale
- USclimatologyA scale used to rate the intensity of a tornado; now superseded by the Enhanced Fujita scale.
Synonyms: Fujita-Pearson scale
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA scale used to rate the intensity of a tornado; now superseded by the Enhanced Fujita scale.
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Origin
From the Japanese-American meteorologist Tetsuya Theodore "Ted" Fujita (藤田哲也).
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Fujita scale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fujita%20scale
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“Fujita scale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fujita%20scale. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fujita scale,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fujita%20scale.
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