Term: richter scale: a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 formerly used to express the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of the size of seismograph oscillations
Broader: scale: an ordered reference standard | Unrelated: slenderness: the property of an attractively thin person
Broader: scale: an ordered reference standard | Unrelated: sour bread: made with a starter of a small amount of dough in which fermentation is active
Broader: scale: an ordered reference standard | Unrelated: demilitarized zone: a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited
Broader: scale: an ordered reference standard | Unrelated: sapphire: a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
Broader: scale: an ordered reference standard | Unrelated: flexibility: the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped
Broader: scale: an ordered reference standard | Unrelated: smorgasbord: an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal
Broader: scale: an ordered reference standard | Unrelated: air raid: an attack by armed planes on a surface target
Broader: scale: an ordered reference standard | Unrelated: impropriety: an improper demeanor
Broader: scale: an ordered reference standard | Unrelated: random walk: a stochastic process consisting of a sequence of changes each of whose characteristics (as magnitude or direction) is determined by chance
Broader: scale: an ordered reference standard | Unrelated: united states postal service: an independent federal agency that provides mail processing and delivery service for individuals and businesses in the United States