Richter

[rik-ter, rikh-tuhr, ryeekh-tyir]

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

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

Det Supt Oliver Richter said: "We are in the early stages of the investigation, but we believe the man and woman are known to one another and, at this time, we are treating it as an isolated incident and there is no wider risk to the public."

From BBC

The balance of the cast includes Conan O’Brien’s former sidekick Andy Richter, “Crocodile Hunter” scion Robert Irwin — previously revealed as a cast member — and one of four winners on the most reason season of “The Traitors,” Dylan Efron, sibling of Zac Efron.

From Los Angeles Times

The process was suspended – and a national ban, or moratorium, imposed – in 2019 after a series of tremors at the Little Plumpton plot the same year year, the largest of them measuring 2.9 on the Richter scale.

From BBC

"It was such a shock for everyone," said Samantha Richter from St John's Country Day School in Jacksonville.

From BBC

Just as each step up on the Richter scale represents a massive increase in the force of an earthquake, the damage caused by the next 1 or 2 degrees Celsius of warming stands to be far greater than that caused by the 1.5 degrees we have so far endured.

From Salon