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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FUJITA SCALE

Named after Tetsuya Fujita, Japanese meteorologist.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FUJITA SCALE

Fujita scale  [fuːˈdʒiːtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUJITA SCALE

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preposition
conjunction
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Fujita scale is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FUJITA SCALE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fujita scale

Fujita scale

The Fujita scale, or Fujita–Pearson scale, is a scale for rating tornado intensity, based primarily on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures and vegetation. The official Fujita scale category is determined by meteorologists and engineers after a ground or aerial damage survey, or both; and depending on the circumstances, ground-swirl patterns, radar tracking, eyewitness testimonies, media reports and damage imagery, as well as photogrammetry or videogrammetry if motion picture recording is available. The F-Scale was replaced with the Enhanced Fujita Scale in the United States in February 2007.

Definition of Fujita scale in the English dictionary

The definition of Fujita scale in the dictionary is a scale for expressing the intensity of a tornado, ranging from F0 to F5.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FUJITA SCALE


akita
əˈkiːtə
beta
ˈbiːtə
cheetah
ˈtʃiːtə
dita
ˈdiːtə
eater
ˈiːtə
eta
ˈiːtə
heater
ˈhiːtə
liter
ˈliːtə
litre
ˈliːtə
Lolita
ˌlɒˈliːtə
margarita
ˌmɑːɡəˈriːtə
meter
ˈmiːtə
metre
ˈmiːtə
partita
pɑːˈtiːtə
peter
ˈpiːtə
pita
ˈpiːtə
seta
ˈsiːtə
tweeter
ˈtwiːtə
vita
ˈviːtə
zeta
ˈziːtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUJITA SCALE

Fuji
Fuji-san
Fujian
Fujiyama
Fukien
Fukuoka
Fukushima
Fukuyama
Fula
Fulah
Fulani

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUJITA SCALE

Beaufort scale
downscale
economies of scale
full-scale
grayscale
large-scale
limescale
locale
microscale
nanoscale
pay scale
pentatonic scale
rescale
scale
sliding scale
small-scale
subscale
timescale
upscale
wage scale
world scale

Synonyms and antonyms of Fujita scale in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Fujita scale» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUJITA SCALE

Find out the translation of Fujita scale to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Fujita scale from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Fujita scale» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

藤田规模
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escala Fujita
570 millions of speakers

English

Fujita scale
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फुजिता स्केल
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مقياس فوجيتا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шкала Фудзита
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escala Fujita
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফুজিতা স্কেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

échelle de Fujita
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Skala Fujita
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fujita-Skala
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

藤田スケール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

후지타 규모
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ukuran Fujita
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

quy mô Fujita
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஃபுஜிடா அளவுகோல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फुजिता स्केल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fujita ölçeği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scala Fujita
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skala Fujita
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шкала Фудзита
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scară Fujita
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλίμακα Fujita
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Fujita -skaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Fujita skala
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Fujita skala
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Fujita scale

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUJITA SCALE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FUJITA SCALE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Fujita scale

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUJITA SCALE»

Discover the use of Fujita scale in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Fujita scale and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Forensic Engineering 2009: Pathology of the Built ...
The Enhanced Fujita Scale: Development and Implementation James R. McDonald1,Kishor C. Mehta2, Douglas A. Smith3 and J. Arn Womble4 1Professor and Chairman of Civil Engineering, Texas Tech University Wind Science and ...
Shen-en Chen, 2010
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Fujita Scale
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Fujita scale (F-Scale), or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating tornado intensity, based primarily on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures and vegetation.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Colorado Weather Almanac
The Fujita Scale Storm chasers will often discuss the success of their expedition by comparing the size and strength of the tornadoes that they witness. The most common basis of comparison is the Fujita scale (F scale). Theodore Fujita of the ...
Mike Nelson, 2007
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The Tornado: Nature's Ultimate Windstorm
In theory, both the Fujita Scale and Richter Scale have no upper limits. In reality, however, we are not likely to experience a Richter-9 earthquake or a Fujita-6 tornado. The Fujita Scale changed the way we report, study, and count tornadoes .
T. P. Grazulis, 2003
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Design and Construction Guidance for Community Safe Rooms
wind speeds. Ranges of wind speeds have been associated with the damage descriptions of the Fujita Scale, but their accuracy has been called into question by both the wind engineering and meteorological communities, especially the ...
‎2008
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Forensic Engineering: Damage Assessments for Residential and ...
The mean wind speeds (three—second gust in MPH) for this second group of assigned Fujita scale values based on the original range of Fujita scale wind values was compared with the mean (expected) wind speed values determined by the ...
Stephen E. Petty, 2013
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Storm Warning: The Story of a Killer Tornado
An account of the May 1999 tornado outbreak in Oklahoma describes the particular devastation wrought by an F5 twister whose winds were the fastest ever recorded, drawing on first-person interviews to recount the experiences of its victims, ...
Nancy Mathis, 2008
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Tornado Hunter: Getting Inside the Most Violent Storms on Earth
In a paper published in 1971, he and Allen Pearson, head of the National Severe Storms Forecast Center (now the Storm Prediction Center), introduced findings that would lead to what would be known as the Fujita scale, the F-scale, ...
Stefan Bechtel, Tim Samaras, 2009
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e-Study Guide for: Understanding Weather and Climate by ...
Convergent boundary Enhanced Fujita Scale Fujita scale adjunct to the likewise abstract entity of property rights. A cadastral map displays how boundaries subdivide land into units of ownership. In plate tectonics, a convergent boundary, is an ...
Cram101 Textbook Reviews, 2012
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Meteorology
Percent of All Tornadoes 1950–1994 by Fujita Scale Class Percent of Tornado Related Deaths 1950–1994 by Fujita Scale Class 29% 4% 67% 74% 1% 25% Weak F0-F1 Weak F0-F1 Strong F2-F3 Violent F4-F5 Strong F2-F3 Violent F4-F5 (a) ...
Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences University of Wisconsin-Madison Director Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (Cimss) Steven A Ackerman, Steven A. Ackerman, John A. Knox, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUJITA SCALE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Fujita scale is used in the context of the following news items.
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Another tornado confirmed
The Enhanced Fujita scale is a tweaked version of the former Fujita scale, named for the late Theodore Fujita, the researcher who developed a ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
2
Tornado hits Gentry area
The damage was attributed to a small tornado rated an EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, according to the National Weather Service in Tulsa, ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
3
NWS confirms tornado struck in Minquadale on Thursday
... west of Camden in Kent County on May 22, 2014. EF-0 is the lowest on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, which the NWS uses to measure twisters. «WDEL 1150AM, Jul 15»
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Pine Lake, Alberta 15 years later
F3 on Fujita scale (F5 is the worst). * Second worst tornado in Alberta history, according to the Canadian Disaster Database; the worst was ... «Edmonton Sun, Jul 15»
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Why Wasn't This Town Prepared When the Big Tornado Hit?
Those were small storms, EF1 or EF2 on the Fujita Scale. They seemed terrifying to me, but they were not anything like what we're seeing now. «National Geographic, Jul 15»
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Weather service: Monday storms produced EF1 tornado near Eudora
An EF1 tornado is the second-lowest classification on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Enhanced Fujita scale, which ... «Lawrence Journal World, Jul 15»
7
W. MI tornadoes: Comparatively weak, hard to see
More than 70 percent of Michigan tornadoes are rated weak — either EF-0 or EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, with winds under 115 mph. «WOODTV.com, Jul 15»
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Lost and Found: The Tornado Outbreak of 1957
These storms reached F3 and F4 status on the original Fujita Scale, with estimated winds ranging from 158 to 260 mph. Over 80 people were ... «WNCT, Jul 15»
9
Lee's Summit business owners cleaning up mess left by tornadoes
The National Weather Service says that the tornadoes were on the weaker end of the Enhanced Fujita scale, with one twister ranked as a EF-1 ... «fox4kc.com, Jul 15»
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Weather Channel's show to recall 2008 tornado
Experts explain why tornadoes spin in a consistent direction, how the Fujita scale rates tornadoes and how the brain copes with the aftereffects ... «Neosho Daily News, Jul 15»

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