Richter

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UK/ˈɹɪkt.ə/UK/ˈɹɪxt.ə/Canada, US/ˈɹɪkt.ɚ/

proper noun

A surname from German.

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magnitude
OriginGerman Richter →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from German.
nounRichter (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegeography(Followed by a decimal number): A Richter scale magnitude to indicate the severity of an earthquake. "Richter" is prefixed to the magnitude value. This has generally been superseded by the Moment-Magnitude Scale

    Synonyms: magnitude

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(Followed by a decimal number): A Richter scale magnitude to indicate the severity of an earthquake. "Richter" is prefixed to the magnitude value. This has generally been superseded by the Moment-Magnitude Scale

Similar
magnitude

Origin

  1. GermanRichter
  2. GermanRichter
  3. EnglishRichter

Borrowed from German Richter.

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Translations

German Richter
  • Richtersurname
Greek Ρίχτερ
  • Ρίχτερ (Ríchter)surname
Japanese リヒター, リヒテル
  • リヒター (Rihitā)surname
  • リヒテル (Rihiteru)surname
  • リクター (Rikutā)surname
Korean 리히터, 릭터
  • 리히터 (Rihiteo)surname
  • 릭터 (Rikteo)surname
Russian Ри́хтер
  • Ри́хтер (Ríxter)surname

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Richter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Richter

MLA

“Richter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Richter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Richter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Richter.

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