单词 | mohorovicic-discontinuity |
释义 | Mohorovičić discontinuity in British English (ˌməʊhəˈrəʊvɪtʃɪtʃ) noun the boundary between the earth's crust and mantle, across which there is a sudden change in the velocity of seismic waves Often shortened to: MohoWord origin C20: named after Andrija Mohorovičić (1857–1936), Croatian geologistMohorovičić discontinuity in American English (ˌmoʊhoʊˈroʊvəˌtʃɪtʃ) Geology 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 Word origin after A. Mohorovičić (1857-1936), Yugoslav geologistWord lists with earth |
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