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English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
Moho discontinuity
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Moho — [mō′hō΄] n. short for MOHOROVIČIć DISCONTINUITY * * * Mo·ho (mōʹhō ) n. The Mohorovičić discontinuity. * * * or Mohorovičić discontinuity Boundary between the Earth s crust and its mantle. The Moho lies at a depth of about 22 mi (35 km) below… … Universalium
Moho — Mo ho, n. [Short for Mohorovicic discontinuity, from Andrija Mohorovi[ccaron]i[cacute], a Yugoslavian geologist.] (Geol.) The boundary between the earth s crust and the semiliquid mantle beneath. It varies in depth from 3 miles beneath the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Moho — [mō′hō΄] n. short for MOHOROVIČIć DISCONTINUITY … English World dictionary
Moho line — The Mantle is a part of an astronomical object. Earth s mantle is a 2,900 km thick rocky shell comprising approximately 70% of Earth s volume. It is predominantly solid and overlies the Earth s iron rich core, which occupies about 30% of Earth s… … Wikipedia
Moho — Contents 1 Birds 2 Computers 3 Geology and geography 4 Places 5 Companies … Wikipedia
moho — n. boundary between the crust and upper mantle of the Earth: abbreviation of Mohorovic discontinuity. ♦ mohole, n. borehole into the Earth s crust as far as the moho … Dictionary of difficult words
Moho — noun Etymology: short for Mohorovicic discontinuity, from Andrija Mohorovičić died 1936 Yugoslavian geologist Date: 1952 the boundary layer between the earth s crust and mantle whose depth varies from about 3 miles (5 kilometers) beneath the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Moho — noun The Mohorovičić discontinuity … Wiktionary
moho — see Mohorovicic discontinuity … Geography glossary
Moho — [ məʊhəʊ] noun Geology the boundary surface between the earth s crust and the mantle. Origin 1930s: abbrev. of Mohorovičić discontinuity, named after the Yugoslav seismologist Andrija Mohorovičić … English new terms dictionary
Moho — n. (pl. os) Geol. a boundary of discontinuity separating the earth s crust and mantle. Etymology: A. Mohorovicic, Yugoslav seismologist d. 1936 … Useful english dictionary
