Mohorovičić discontinuity

See also: Mohorovicic discontinuity

English

Alternative forms

Mohorovicic discontinuity

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /məʊhəʊˈɹə(ʊ)vɪtʃɪtʃ ˌdɪskɒntɪˈnjuːɪti/

Proper noun

Mohorovičić discontinuity

(geology) The boundary between the Earth’s crust and mantle.
(astrogeology, planetology) A similar structure on other bodies, that separates crust from mantle.

Synonyms

Translations

the boundary between the Earth’s crust and mantle

Italian: discontinuità di Mohorovičić f
Portuguese: descontinuidade de Mohorovicic f

See also

Gutenberg discontinuity

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