what does Mercalli scale mean?

MERCALLI SCALE as NOUN

Meaning
- a scale of earthquake intensity
- an earthquake detected only by seismographs is a I and an earthquake that destroys all buildings is a XII
Hypernyms(s) Mercalli scale is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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