moment magnitude scale
NOUN
22 LETTERS · STARTS WITH M
moment magnitude scale is a valid 22-letter word worth 30 points in Scrabble and 39 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3O1M3E1N1T1M3A1G2N1I1T1U1D2E1S1C3A1L1E1
3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =30 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 60TRIPLE WORD → 90
MEANING
What does moment magnitude scale mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
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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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