Meaning Of The Word Mohorovičić discontinuity

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Mohorovičić discontinuity Meaning

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Mohorovičić discontinuity Definition

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Mohorovičić discontinuity in American English
an irregular dividing line separating the earth's crust from its underlying mantle, situated c. 35 km (c. 21.7 mi) below the continents and c. 5 to 10 km (c. 3.1 to 6.2 mi) below the ocean floor
noun: the discontinuity between the crust and the mantle of the earth, occurring at depths that average about 22 mi. (35 km) beneath the continents and about 6 mi. (10 km) beneath the ocean floor

Mohorovičić discontinuity in British English
noun: the boundary between the earth's crust and mantle, across which there is a sudden change in the velocity of seismic waves

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