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Mercalli

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Translation of "mercalli" into Russian

Mercalli
Noun
raiting
UK
/mɜːˈkɑːli/
US
/mɜrˈkɑli/
Mercalli
mercallis pl
The Mercalli scale measures the intensity of an earthquake.
Шкала Меркалли измеряет интенсивность землетрясения.

Definitions

Mercalli
Noun
raiting
UK
/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
Adjective
raiting
UK
/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
Proper noun
raiting
UK
/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.