Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Richter scale | Yes | No | No | No |
scale | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Richter scale (noun) | scale (noun) |
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a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 formerly used to express the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of the size of seismograph oscillations | a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals |
an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks | |
a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass | |
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) | |
(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) | |
a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin | |
a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin | |
relative magnitude | |
the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it | |
an ordered reference standard |
Richter scale (verb) | scale (verb) |
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measure with or as if with scales | |
size or measure according to a scale | |
remove the scales from | |
pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard | |
climb up by means of a ladder | |
reach the highest point of | |
take by attacking with scaling ladders | |
measure by or as if by a scale |