| NOUN | relation | moment magnitude scale | a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 (a successor to the Richter scale) that enables seismologists to compare the energy released by different earthquakes on the basis of the area of the geological fault that ruptured in the quake |
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| Meaning | A logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 (a successor to the Richter scale) that enables seismologists to compare the energy released by different earthquakes on the basis of the area of the geological fault that ruptured in the quake. | |
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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 |
| Catalan | escala sismològica de magnitud de moment | |
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