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MOHOROVICIC DISCONTINUITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The boundary between the Earth's crust and the underlying mantle
Example:
the Mohorovicic discontinuity averages 5 miles down under oceans and 20 miles down under continents
Synonyms:
Moho; Mohorovicic discontinuity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
bound; boundary; bounds (the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something)
Domain category:
geology (a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks)
