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Mohorovičić discontinuity

UK/məʊhəʊˈɹə(ʊ)vɪtʃɪtʃ ˌdɪskɒntɪˈnjuːɪti/

Mohorovičić discontinuity proper noun: the boundary between the Earth’s crust and mantle.

Proper noun

Mohorovičić discontinuity

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

Synonyms of Mohorovičić discontinuity

Forms of Mohorovičić discontinuity

alternative formMohorovicic discontinuity

Origin of Mohorovičić discontinuity

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

Words formed from Mohorovičić discontinuity

Questions about Mohorovičić discontinuity

What does Mohorovičić discontinuity mean?
Mohorovičić discontinuity means the boundary between the Earth’s crust and mantle.
What part of speech is Mohorovičić discontinuity?
Mohorovičić discontinuity is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Mohorovičić discontinuity?
Mohorovičić discontinuity is pronounced /məʊhəʊˈɹə(ʊ)vɪtʃɪtʃ ˌdɪskɒntɪˈnjuːɪti/ (UK).

Words near Mohorovičić discontinuity in the dictionary

  1. Mohon
  2. Mohons
  3. Mohorovicic
  4. Mohorovicic discontinuity
  5. Mohorovičić
  6. Mohorovičić discontinuity
  7. mohos
  8. mohr
  9. Mohr pipette
  10. Mohr pipettes
  11. Mohr's circle

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