"Fujita scale" meaning in All languages combined

See Fujita scale on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From the Japanese-American meteorologist Tetsuya Theodore "Ted" Fujita (藤田哲也). Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Fujita scale}} Fujita scale
  1. (US, meteorology) A scale used to rate the intensity of a tornado; now superseded by the Enhanced Fujita scale. Wikipedia link: Fujita scale Tags: US Categories (topical): Meteorology Derived forms: Enhanced Fujita scale Related terms: EF, F, Torino scale, Richter scale

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