| 单词 | mercalli scale |
| 释义 | Mercalli scale[ mer-kah-lee, mer-; Italian mer-kahl-lee ] / mərˈkɑ li, mɛr-; Italian mɛrˈkɑl li / noun Geology.a measure of earthquake intensity with 12 divisions ranging from I (felt by very few) to XII (total destruction). Origin of Mercalli scale1920–25; named after Giuseppe Mercalli (1850–1914), Italian seismologist Words nearby Mercalli scalemeranti, merbromin, merc, Merca, mercado, Mercalli scale, mercantile, mercantile agency, mercantile paper, mercantile system, mercantilism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Mercalli scaleMercalli scale / (mɜːˈkælɪ) / nouna 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 intensity (def. 4) Word Origin for Mercalli scaleC20: named after Giuseppe Mercalli (1850–1914), Italian volcanologist and seismologist Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for Mercalli scaleMercalli scale [ mər-kä′lē, mĕr- ] A scale of earthquake intensity based on observed effects and ranging from I (detectable only with instruments) to XII (causing almost total destruction). It is named after the Italian seismologist Giuseppe Mercalli. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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