MERCALLI SCALE


Meaning of MERCALLI SCALE in English

/meuhr kah"lee, mer-/ ; It. /merdd kahl"lee/ , Geol.

a measure of earthquake intensity with 12 divisions ranging from I (felt by very few) to XII (total destruction).

[ 1920-25; named after Giuseppe Mercalli (1850-1914), Italian seismologist ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .