Mercalli
Übersetzung von "mercalli" ins Russisch
Mercalli
SubstantivUK
/mɜːˈkɑːli/
US
/mɜrˈkɑli/
Mercalli
mercallis Pl.
The Mercalli scale measures the intensity of an earthquake.
Шкала Меркалли измеряет интенсивность землетрясения.
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Mercalli
SubstantivUK
/mɜːˈkɑːli/
US
/mɜrˈkɑli/
A twelve-level scale (also called the Mercalli intensity scale) used to classify the observed effects of an earthquake on people, structures, and the natural environment.
The earthquake was rated VII on the Mercalli, indicating moderate damage in the affected area.
Mercalli
AdjektivUK
/mɜːˈkɑːli/
US
/mɜrˈkɑli/
Relating to the Mercalli intensity scale or the intensities measured on it.
Engineers prefer Mercalli ratings because they correspond directly to observed damage.
Mercalli
EigennameUK
/mɜːˈkɑːli/
US
/mɜrˈkɑli/
The surname of Giuseppe Mercalli (1850–1914), the Italian volcanologist and priest who devised the Mercalli intensity scale.
Giuseppe Mercalli introduced his intensity scale in the early twentieth century.