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Mohorovičić discontinuity
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Mohorovicic discontinuity
English
Mohorovicic discontinuity
Alternative forms
en Mohorovicic discontinuity
Etymology
Named for Croatian seismologist Andrija Mohorovičić (1857-1936).
Pronunciation
en /məʊhəʊˈɹə(ʊ)vɪtʃɪtʃ ˌdɪskɒntɪˈnjuːɪti/ UK
Proper noun
en geology The boundary between the Earth’s crust and mantle.
en astrogeology planetology A similar structure on other bodies, that separates crust from mantle.
Synonyms
en Moho
en Moho discontinuity
Derived terms
en Mohole
Translations
the boundary between the Earth’s crust and mantle
Italian: it discontinuità di Mohorovičić f
Portuguese: pt descontinuidade de Mohorovicic f
See also
en Gutenberg discontinuity
en eponyms