1. Richter - Noun
2. Richter - Proper noun
Richter
A surname from German.
Richter (uncountable)
(seismology) (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 This has generally been superceded by the Moment-Magnitude Scale
Synonym: magnitude
Of the Russian pianists I like only one, Richter. Gilels did some things well, but I did not like his mannerisms, the way he moved around while he was playing. Emil Gilels
Of the Russian pianists I like only one, Richter. Gilels did some things well, but I did not like his mannerisms, the way he moved around while he was playing. Vladimir Horowitz
I was born on 22 March 1931 in New York, the elder child of Abraham and Fanny Richter. Burton Richter
Zaha Hadid's Maxxi Museum is proof that Rome and contemporary architecture are no longer a paradox. The building is characteristic Hadid - with curving lines and organic shapes - and the permanent collection already boasts works by Francesco Clemente, William Kentridge, and Gerhard Richter. Amanda Hearst
Gutenberg and Richter were very great men. Frank Press
One curve corresponds to the curvature of Mars on a scale of 1:1000, another curve to Venus on a scale of 1:40.000 [named after the Roman Gods of Love and War, probably alluding to her starting romance with Gerhard Richter ]. Isa Genzken