Moho
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The dividing line between the crust and the mantle is called the Mohorovičić discontinuity, or "the Moho."
From Science Daily
The Moho lies some 35 kilometers below thick continental crust.
From Science Magazine
The Moho braccatus was declared endangered in 1973, and by the early 1980s its population had dwindled to two, one male and one female.
From New York Times
He had discovered the boundary between the crust and the layer immediately below, the mantle; this zone has been known ever since as the Mohorovičić discontinuity, or Moho for short.
From Literature
Normally, the crust–mantle boundary is thought to be marked by a feature known as the Mohorovičić discontinuity, or ‘Moho’, at which seismic waves change velocity.
From Nature
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