English noun: Mohorovicic discontinuity | |||
1. | Mohorovicic discontinuity (object) the boundary between the Earth's crust and the underlying mantle | ||
Samples | The Mohorovicic discontinuity averages 5 miles down under oceans and 20 miles down under continents. | ||
Synonyms | Moho | ||
Instance hypernym | bound, boundary, bounds | ||
Domain category | geology | ||