torino scale

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Definition of torino scale in English English dictionary

A scale used to rate the power and likelihood of an asteroid strike onto the planet Earth

Hyphenation

To·ri·no scale

Turkish pronunciation

tôrinō skeyl

Pronunciation

/tôˈrēnō ˈskāl/ /tɔːˈriːnoʊ ˈskeɪl/

Etymology

() From a conference held in Turin, Italy (Torino), where a version of the scale was presented