Mercalli scale
Mer·cal·li scale
noun \mer-ˈkä-lē-, (ˌ)mər-\Definition of MERCALLI SCALE
: a scale of earthquake intensity ranging from I for an earthquake detected only by seismographs to XII for one causing total destruction of all buildings
Origin of MERCALLI SCALE
Giuseppe Mercalli †1914 Italian priest and geologist
First Known Use: 1921
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