モホロビチッチ不ふ連れん続ぞく面めん

also: モホロヴィチッチふれんぞくめん

Meanings

noun

Mohorovičić discontinuity

Geological term for the boundary between the Earth's crust and mantle. Often abbreviated as モホ面 in Japanese.

Kanji

不negative, non-, bad
連take along, lead, join
続continue, series, sequel
面mask, face, features

Related words

モホ面めん
Common abbreviation of モホロビチッチ不連続面, used more frequently in informal scientific contexts.

Written forms

モホロビチッチ不ふ連れん続ぞく面めん
Standard Japanese spelling using the more common transcription モホロビチッチ.
モホロヴィチッチ不ふ連れん続ぞく面めん
Alternate spelling using ヴィ for the original 'vi' sound; less common in Japanese scientific literature.
モホロヴィチッチふれんぞくめん

Etymology

Named after Croatian seismologist Andrija Mohorovičić. The Japanese term combines his name (transcribed as モホロビチッチ or モホロヴィチッチ) with 不連続面 (discontinuity surface).