Definition of Fujita scale in US English:

Fujita scale

(also Fujita-Pearson scale)

nounfo͞oˈjēdə ˌskālfo͞oˈjēdə ˌskāl

Meteorology

A scale of tornado severity with numbers from 0 to 6, based on the degree of observed damage.
Example sentencesExamples
- Tornadoes are measured by the Fujita scale, and this is shown as an F1 to F5 tornado.
- Reports had it pegged as an F4 tornado on the Fujita scale, topping out with wind speeds in excess of two hundred forty miles per hour.
- Rated at F2 on the Fujita scale, the storm would have inflicted great damage had it passed through a major town.
- The Fujita scale measures damage with ratings, with the strongest being F - 5.
- As with the Saffir-Simpson and the Fujita scales, the new snowstorm rating system will have five levels.

Origin

1970s: devised by the meteorologist Dr. Tetsuya Theodore Fujita (1920–1988), in collaboration with Allen Pearson (born 1925), Director of the National Severe Storms Forecast Center 1965–79.

Definition of Fujita scale in US English:

Fujita scale

(also Fujita-Pearson scale)

nounfo͞oˈjēdə ˌskāl

Meteorology

A scale of tornado severity with numbers from 0 to 6, based on the degree of observed damage.
Example sentencesExamples
- As with the Saffir-Simpson and the Fujita scales, the new snowstorm rating system will have five levels.
- Rated at F2 on the Fujita scale, the storm would have inflicted great damage had it passed through a major town.
- The Fujita scale measures damage with ratings, with the strongest being F - 5.
- Reports had it pegged as an F4 tornado on the Fujita scale, topping out with wind speeds in excess of two hundred forty miles per hour.
- Tornadoes are measured by the Fujita scale, and this is shown as an F1 to F5 tornado.

Origin

1970s: devised by the meteorologist Dr. Tetsuya Theodore Fujita (1920–1988), in collaboration with Allen Pearson (born 1925), Director of the National Severe Storms Forecast Center 1965–79.

词汇	Fujita scale
释义	Definition of Fujita scale in US English: Fujita scale (also Fujita-Pearson scale) nounfo͞oˈjēdə ˌskālfo͞oˈjēdə ˌskāl Meteorology A scale of tornado severity with numbers from 0 to 6, based on the degree of observed damage. Example sentencesExamples Tornadoes are measured by the Fujita scale, and this is shown as an F1 to F5 tornado. Reports had it pegged as an F4 tornado on the Fujita scale, topping out with wind speeds in excess of two hundred forty miles per hour. Rated at F2 on the Fujita scale, the storm would have inflicted great damage had it passed through a major town. The Fujita scale measures damage with ratings, with the strongest being F - 5. As with the Saffir-Simpson and the Fujita scales, the new snowstorm rating system will have five levels. Origin 1970s: devised by the meteorologist Dr. Tetsuya Theodore Fujita (1920–1988), in collaboration with Allen Pearson (born 1925), Director of the National Severe Storms Forecast Center 1965–79. Definition of Fujita scale in US English: Fujita scale (also Fujita-Pearson scale) nounfo͞oˈjēdə ˌskāl Meteorology A scale of tornado severity with numbers from 0 to 6, based on the degree of observed damage. Example sentencesExamples As with the Saffir-Simpson and the Fujita scales, the new snowstorm rating system will have five levels. Rated at F2 on the Fujita scale, the storm would have inflicted great damage had it passed through a major town. The Fujita scale measures damage with ratings, with the strongest being F - 5. Reports had it pegged as an F4 tornado on the Fujita scale, topping out with wind speeds in excess of two hundred forty miles per hour. Tornadoes are measured by the Fujita scale, and this is shown as an F1 to F5 tornado. Origin 1970s: devised by the meteorologist Dr. Tetsuya Theodore Fujita (1920–1988), in collaboration with Allen Pearson (born 1925), Director of the National Severe Storms Forecast Center 1965–79.
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