Mercalli scale
noun
Mer·cal·li scale mer-ˈkä-lē- 
(ˌ)mər-
: a scale of earthquake intensity ranging from I for an earthquake detected only by seismographs to XII for one causing total destruction of all buildings
Word History
Etymology
Giuseppe Mercalli †1914 Italian priest and geologist
First Known Use
1921, in the meaning defined above
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