单词 | Fujita scale |
释义 | 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....
OriginMid 20th century: named after Dr. Tetsuya Theodore Fujita (1920–1988), the meteorologist who chiefly devised it. |
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