Richter

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Richter

/ˈɹɪkt.ə/ UK
/ˈɹɪxt.ə/ UK
/ˈɹɪkt.ɚ/ Canada, US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Richter.

proper noun

A surname from German.

noun

uncountable (Followed by a decimal number): A Richter scale magnitude to indicate the severity of an earthquake. "Richter" is prefixed to the magnitude value. This has generally been superseded by the Moment-Magnitude Scale
Similar: magnitude

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: gutenberg, judges, justice, judge, umpire, arbiter, arbitrator, adjudicator, magistrate, evaluator, decider, decision-maker, jurist, referee, assessor, mediator

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Every language

name surname

한국어	리히터 Rihiteo, 릭터 Rikteo
日本語	リヒター Rihitā, リヒテル Rihiteru, リクター Rikutā
Deutsch	Richter
Ελληνικά	Ρίχτερ Ríchter
Русский	Ри́хтер Ríxter

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"Richter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/richter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Richter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/richter

Chicago

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@misc{richter_2026,
  title = {Richter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/richter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}