Richter

[ rik-ter; German rikh-tuhr; Russian ryeekh-tyir ]

noun

1. Burton, 1931–2018, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1976.
2. Conrad, 1890–1968, U.S. novelist.
3. Franz Xa·ver [ksah, -v, uh, r], 1709–89, German composer, born in Moravia.
4. Jean Paul Frie·drich [zhah, n, poul , free, -d, r, i, kh], Jean Paul, 1763–1825, German author.
5. Svia·to·slav (Te·o·fi·lo·vich) [svee-, at, -, uh, -slahf tey-, uh, -, fee, -l, uh, -vich, svyi-tuh-, slahf, tyi-uh-, fyee, -l, uh, -vyich], 1915–97, Russian pianist.

Richter

noun

1. ˈrɪktə RichterBurton1931MUSSCIENCE: physicist 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
2. ˈrɪçtər RichterJohann Friedrich17631825MGermanWRITING: novelist Johann Friedrich (joˈhan ˈfriːdrɪç), wrote under the name Jean Paul . 1763–1825, German romantic novelist. His works include Hesperus (1795) and Titan (1800–03)
3. ˈrixtɪr RichterSviatoslav19151997MUkrainianRussianMUSIC: concert pianist Sviatoslav (svɪtaˈslaf). 1915–97, Ukrainian concert pianist

Example Sentences

This system uses newer technology to analyze seismic waves in much more detail than Richter’s method.

From Science News For Students

Richter said programmatic marketplace operators are making companies like Jukin Media go through a “stringent” quality assurance process to ensure inventory suppliers are free of ad fraud issues and are properly representing their inventory.

From Digiday

Companies may actually welcome a rationale to opt out of campaign contributions, Richter added.

From Washington Post

“It’s really not as costly to the companies because there’s always a rebalancing of party giving when Congress and the president changes anyway,” Richter said.

From Washington Post

To prove his point, Richter pointed to companies like REI and The Gap, which have partnered with ThredUp to sell used clothes.

From TechCrunch

The most recent activity had a high point of 3.6 on the Richter Scale.

From The Daily Beast

It was an avalanche in lower Manhattan, reaching 2.4 on the Richter scale.

From The Daily Beast

Richter had left behind the Hollywood lifestyle to live in a van off “eight bucks a day for dinner,” he recalls.

From The Daily Beast

But after years touring the country, Richter caught the acting bug again.

From The Daily Beast

“It makes me feel old, dude,” Richter, who is now 33 and diving headfirst back into an acting career, tells The Daily Beast.

From The Daily Beast

But Richter, the type of the university-bred revolutionist which emigrated after '48, is drawn more or less from life.

From Project Gutenberg

"Nothing can embellish a beautiful face more than a narrow band drawn over the brow," says Richter.

From Project Gutenberg

They circle about Kitty and Richter, and pelt them with paper flowers.

From Project Gutenberg

"Love lessens woman's delicacy and increases man's," says Richter.

From Project Gutenberg

This opera was produced with success in several other German towns, and finally in Vienna, under Richter.

From Project Gutenberg