also: モホロヴィチッチふれんぞくめん
Mohorovičić discontinuity
Geological term for the boundary between the Earth's crust and mantle. Often abbreviated as モホ面 in Japanese.
See also: モホ面
The Mohorovičić discontinuity is the boundary between the crust and the mantle.
地震波の速度はモホロビチッチ不連続面で急に変わります。
Seismic wave velocity changes abruptly at the Mohorovičić discontinuity.
Common abbreviation of モホロビチッチ不連続面, used more frequently in informal scientific contexts.
Standard Japanese spelling using the more common transcription モホロビチッチ.
Alternate spelling using ヴィ for the original 'vi' sound; less common in Japanese scientific literature.
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).