Term: 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
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: unrestraint: the quality of lacking restraint
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: blue sky: the sky as viewed during daylight
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: greeneye: bottom-dwellers having large eyes with metallic green luster
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: nimby: someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: spareribs: cut of pork from the rib section with most of the meat trimmed off
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: eyestrain: a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: hang glider: a rider of a hang glider
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: saxicola: Old World chats
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: band aid: trade name for an adhesive bandage to cover small cuts or blisters
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: nitpicker: someone who makes small and unjustified criticisms