Mohorovicic discontinuity

Definitions of Mohorovicic discontinuity
  1. noun
    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
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    bound, boundary, bounds
    the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
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