Mohorovičić discontinuity

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Mohorovičić discontinuity

/məʊhəʊˈɹə(ʊ)vɪtʃɪtʃ ˌdɪskɒntɪˈnjuːɪti/ UK

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Named for Croatian seismologist Andrija Mohorovičić (1857-1936).

proper noun Mohorovicic discontinuity

The boundary between the Earth’s crust and mantle.
Similar: Moho, Moho discontinuity
A similar structure on other bodies, that separates crust from mantle.

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name the boundary between the Earth’s crust and mantle

Português	descontinuidade de Mohorovicic
Italiano	discontinuità di Mohorovičić

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"Mohorovičić discontinuity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mohorovi%C4%8Di%C4%87%20discontinuity. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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Mohorovičić discontinuity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mohorovi%C4%8Di%C4%87%20discontinuity

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"Mohorovičić discontinuity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mohorovi%C4%8Di%C4%87%20discontinuity.

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@misc{mohorovic_ic_discontinuity_2026,
  title = {Mohorovičić discontinuity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mohorovi%C4%8Di%C4%87%20discontinuity},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}