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Richter
[rik-ter, rikh-tuh
noun
Burton, 1931–2018, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1976.
Conrad, 1890–1968, U.S. novelist.
Franz Xaver 1709–89, German composer, born in Moravia.
Jean Paul Friedrich Jean Paul, 1763–1825, German author.
Sviatoslav (Teofilovich) 1915–97, Russian pianist.
Richter
noun
Burton . born 1931, US physicist: shared the 1976 Nobel prize for physics with Samuel Tring for discovering the subatomic particle known as the J/psi particle
Johann Friedrich (joˈhan ˈfriːdrɪç), wrote under the name Jean Paul . 1763–1825, German romantic novelist. His works include Hesperus (1795) and Titan (1800–03)
Sviatoslav (svɪtaˈslaf). 1915–97, Ukrainian concert pianist
Example Sentences
One leading mental health consultant said "school-based anxiety" is "off the Richter scale" in Northern Ireland after BBC News NI learned that thousands of children had missed more than a tenth of school days in the current academic year.
Ms Starrs said the issue is now "off the Richter scale in terms of the extent of this phenomenon in every school".
“These scientists are bringing to light the sad reality that we’re losing more stored water underground than we are on the surface,” said Brian Richter, a researcher who was not involved in the study.
In addition to converting farms to crops that use less water, Richter said he believes “we’re going to have to start talking about permanent reductions in agricultural farmland.”
Richter said the latest data suggest more farmland will need to be left dry to bring water consumption into balance with the limited supply.
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