Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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moment magnitude scale | Yes | No | No | No |
scale | Yes | No | Yes | No |
moment magnitude scale (noun) | scale (noun) |
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a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 (a successor to the Richter scale) that enables seismologists to compare the energy released by different earthquakes on the basis of the area of the geological fault that ruptured in the quake | 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 |
moment magnitude 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 |