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Moho discontinuity

Moho discontinuity noun: the Mohorovičić discontinuity; the Moho.

Noun

Moho discontinuity

  1. The Mohorovičić discontinuity; the Moho.
    • Specifically, they got the idea to drill through the ocean floor (the continental crust was too thick) to the Moho discontinuity and to extract a piece of the Earth's mantle for examination at leisure.2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA, page 189

Questions about Moho discontinuity

What does Moho discontinuity mean?
Moho discontinuity means the Mohorovičić discontinuity; the Moho.
What part of speech is Moho discontinuity?
Moho discontinuity is a noun.

Words near Moho discontinuity in the dictionary

  1. Mohney
  2. Mohneys
  3. Mohnian
  4. Mohns
  5. moho
  6. Moho discontinuity
  7. moho-pereru
  8. mohoau
  9. mohoaus
  10. Mohock
  11. Mohockism

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