English Explanatory Dictionary

Mohorovičić discontinuity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The boundary between the Earth’s crust and mantle.
  2. A similar structure on other bodies, that separates crust from mantle.

Pronunciation

/məʊhəʊˈɹə(ʊ)vɪtʃɪtʃ ˌdɪskɒntɪˈnjuːɪti/

Word forms

Mohorovičić discontinuity Mohorovicic discontinuity

Etymology

Named for Croatian seismologist Andrija Mohorovičić (1857-1936).

Synonyms

Moho Moho discontinuity

Related words

Gutenberg discontinuity
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