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Mohorovicic discontinuity

DEFINITIONS OF: Mohorovicic discontinuity

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n the boundary between the Earth's crust and the underlying mantle

“the Mohorovicic discontinuity averages 5 miles down under oceans and 20 miles down under continents”
Synonyms:
Moho
Example of:
bound, boundary, bounds
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
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