Mercalli
Перевод слова "mercalli" на Русский язык
Mercalli
СуществительноеUK
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US
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Mercalli
mercallis множ.
The Mercalli scale measures the intensity of an earthquake.
Шкала Меркалли измеряет интенсивность землетрясения.
Опеределения
Mercalli
СуществительноеUK
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US
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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
ПрилагательноеUK
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US
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Relating to the Mercalli intensity scale or the intensities measured on it.
Engineers prefer Mercalli ratings because they correspond directly to observed damage.
Mercalli
Собственное существительноеUK
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US
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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.