| NOUN | relation | Mercalli scale | a scale formerly used to describe the magnitude of an earthquake |
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| Meaning | A scale formerly used to describe the magnitude of an earthquake; an earthquake detected only by seismographs is a I and an earthquake that destroys all buildings is a XII. | |
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| Category | geology | A science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks |
| Broader | scale, scale of measurement, graduated table, ordered series | An ordered reference standard |
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