The Richter Scale is a measure of ground motion.

里氏震级是测量地动的单位。

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The goal was to measure the AU; then, knowing the orbital speeds of all the other planets around the Sun, the scale of the Solar System would fall into place.

目标是测量 AU；随后，当我们知道了所有围绕太阳的其他行星的轨道速度，对太阳系的规模就有充分的认识了。

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Scientists use the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale to measure the intensity of storms based on wind speed.

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They measure tornadoes on the Enhanced Fujita scale or the EF scale.

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They measure tornadoes on the Fujita scale.

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The prices are a quarter of prewar levels, and a measure of the scale of disorder into which the country has fallen.

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It provides another measure of the scale of software piracy and allows for important year-over-year comparisons of changes in the software piracy landscape.

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We used a four-scale measure (excellent, good, fair and poor) that is more specific and sets a higher standard than the simple approve-disapprove choices.

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