Richter

American  

[rik-ter, rikh-tuhr, ryeekh-tyir] / ˈrɪk tər, ˈrɪx tər, ˈryix tyɪr /

noun

1. Burton, 1931–2018, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1976.

2. Conrad, 1890–1968, U.S. novelist.

3. Franz Xaver 1709–89, German composer, born in Moravia.

4. Jean Paul Friedrich Jean Paul, 1763–1825, German author.

5. Sviatoslav (Teofilovich) 1915–97, Russian pianist.

---

Richter British  

noun

1. 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. 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. Sviatoslav (svɪtaˈslaf). 1915–97, Ukrainian concert pianist

---

Example Sentences

Ludwig Göransson won the Golden Globe for original score for “Sinners,” beating out Alexandre Desplat for “Frankenstein,” Jonny Greenwood for “One Battle After Another,” Kangding Ray for “Sirât,” Max Richter for “Hamnet” and Hans Zimmer for “F1.”

From Los Angeles Times

Typically, one earthquake per year reaches a magnitude of 8.0 or higher, while around 15 others fall within the magnitude 7 range on the Richter scale, which measures the amount of energy released.

From Science Daily

There is a strong classical contingent to this year's list with conductor Richard Farnes, a former music director of Opera North, being made a CBE along with opera singer Alice Coote and composer Max Richter.

From BBC

As well as his own albums, Richter is known for composing soundtracks for film and television including Waltz with Bashir and Chloe Zhao's Hamnet, which is tipped for an Oscar.

From BBC

"Her confusion level was just off the Richter scale."

From BBC