Mercalli intensity

noun

A measure of the seismic intensity of an earthquake, according to the scale introduced by Italian volcanologist Giuseppe Mercalli.

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Meanings

nounMercalli intensity (countable and uncountable, plural Mercalli intensities)

plural Mercalli intensities

  1. countableuncountableA measure of the seismic intensity of an earthquake, according to the scale introduced by Italian volcanologist Giuseppe Mercalli.
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