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Charles Richter analyzing a seismograph log
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Gil Cooper, Los Angeles Times
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里克特

Lǐkètè
proper noun #70,268

Meanings

  1. 1 Richter (surname)
  2. 2 Charles Francis Richter, American seismologist who devised the Richter scale

About Charles Richter

1900–1985 · 科学家 scientist

American seismologist who, with Beno Gutenberg, devised a scale of earthquake size in 1935. Chinese news still gives the strength of quakes on the 里氏震级, the scale named after him.

Examples

HSK 5
里克特是美国著名的地震学家。
Lǐkètè shì Měiguó zhùmíng de dìzhènxuéjiā.
Richter is a famous American seismologist.
HSK 7-9
这次地震里克特震级达到了7.2级。
Zhè cì dìzhèn Lǐkètè zhènjí dádào le qī diǎn èr jí.
This earthquake reached magnitude 7.2 on the Richter scale.

Tips

history
The scale was built for Southern California quakes, and seismologists now mostly use moment magnitude, though the news still says 'Richter'. The 氏 'surname' in 里氏 also names the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales: 摄氏 and 华氏.

Stroke Order

里 lǐ
克 kè
特 tè