| 释义 |
mo·ho
I. \ˈmō(ˌ)hō\ noun
Etymology: Hawaiian
1.
a. -s : any of several Hawaiian honey eaters that have pectoral tufts of yellow feathers
b. capitalized [New Latin, from Hawaiian] : a genus comprising such birds
2. -s : a small flightless extinct Hawaiian rail (Pennula millsi)
II. noun
or mo·ho·ro·vi·cic discontinuity \ˌmōhōˈrōvəˌchich-\
(-s)
Usage: usually capitalized M
Etymology: moho short for mohorovicic discontinuity, after Andrija Mohorovičić died 1936 Yugoslav geologist
: a point at depths ranging from about three miles beneath the ocean basin floor to about 25 miles beneath the continental surface at which seismological and other studies indicate a change in earth materials from those of the earth's crust to those of the subjacent mantle |