MERCALLI SCALE


Meaning of MERCALLI SCALE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mer-ˈkä-lē-, (ˌ)mər- ]

noun

Etymology: Giuseppe Mercalli died 1914 Italian priest and geologist

Date: 1921

: a scale of earthquake intensity ranging from I for an earthquake detected only by seismographs to XII for one causing total destruction of all buildings

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.