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Mercalli scale
Mer·cal·li scale M0223850 (mər-kä′lē, mĕr-)n. A scale of earthquake intensity based on observed effects and ranging from I (detectable only with instruments) to XII (causing almost total destruction).
[After Giuseppi Mercalli (1850-1914), Italian seismologist.]Mercalli scale (mɜːˈkælɪ) n (Geological Science) a 12-point scale for expressing the intensity of an earthquake, ranging from 1 (not felt, except by few under favourable circumstances) to 12 (total destruction). Compare Richter scale See also intensity4[C20: named after Giuseppe Mercalli (1850–1914), Italian volcanologist and seismologist]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Mercalli scale - a scale formerly used to describe the magnitude of an earthquake; an earthquake detected only by seismographs is a I and an earthquake that destroys all buildings is a XIIgeology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocksgraduated table, ordered series, scale, scale of measurement - an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10" |
Mercalli scale
Mercalli scale: see Richter scaleRichter scale
, measure of the magnitude of seismic waves from an earthquake. Devised in 1935 by the American seismologist Charles F. Richter (1900–1985) and technically known as the local magnitude scale, it has been superseded by the moment magnitude scale, which was
..... Click the link for more information. .Mercalli scale[mer′käl·ē ‚skāl] (geophysics) A 12-point scale for classifying the magnitude of an earthquake. Mercalli scale
Related to Mercalli scale: Moment magnitude scaleWords related to Mercalli scalenoun a scale formerly used to describe the magnitude of an earthquakeRelated Words- geology
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