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单词 Fujita scale
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Fujita scale

/fo͞oˈjēdə ˌskāl /
(also Fujita-Pearson scale)
noun Meteorology
A scale of tornado severity with numbers from 0 to 6, based on the degree of observed damage.Reports had it pegged as an F4 tornado on the Fujita scale, topping out with wind speeds in excess of two hundred forty miles per hour....
  • Rated at F2 on the Fujita scale, the storm would have inflicted great damage had it passed through a major town.
  • Tornadoes are measured by the Fujita scale, and this is shown as an F1 to F5 tornado.

Origin

Mid 20th century: named after Dr. Tetsuya Theodore Fujita (1920–1988), the meteorologist who chiefly devised it.

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