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(geology) The boundary between the Earth’s crust and mantle. / (astrogeology, planetology) A similar structure on other bodies, that separates crust from mantle.

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Mohorovičić discontinuity

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Mohorovičić discontinuity

IPA(Pronunciation)

/məʊhəʊˈɹə(ʊ)vɪtʃɪtʃ ˌdɪskɒntɪˈnjuːɪti/

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Japanese Meaning

地殻とマントルの境界 / （天体地質学・惑星学においては）地殻とマントルを区切る同様の境界

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Seismologists observed a sharp change in wave velocity at the Mohorovičić discontinuity during the deep-probing survey.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

地震学者たちは深部探査の際、地殻とマントルの境界で波速が急変するのを観測しました。

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(geology) The boundary between the Earth’s crust and mantle.

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(astrogeology, planetology) A similar structure on other bodies, that separates crust from mantle.

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