Mercalli scale
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～ a scale formerly used to describe the magnitude of an earthquake; an earthquake detected only by seismographs is a I and an earthquake that destroys all buildings is a XII
moment magnitude scale
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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
Mohs scale
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～ a scale of hardness of solids; talc is 0 and diamond is 10; ordering is determined by which substance can scratch another substance
minor diatonic scale
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～ a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th
minor scale
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～ a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th
major diatonic scale
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～ a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th
major scale
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～ a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th
musical scale
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～ (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
musculus scalenus
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～ any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing