The boundary between the earth's crust and the semiliquid mantle beneath. It varies in depth from 3 miles beneath the surface at certain points in the ocean to over 25 miles under certain parts of continents.

an abbreviation for the Mohorovicic Discontinuity.

The Mohorivicic discontinuity (seismic reflector) at the base of the crust.

(abbreviation for Mohorovi?cic´) The seismic discontinuity between the base of the Earth's crust and the top of the mantle. P waves passing through the Moho change their velocity by approximately one kilometer per second, with the higher velocity occurring in the mantle and the lower in the crust.

Also called the Mohorovicic discontinuity. The surface or discontinuity that separates the crust from the mantle. The Moho is at a depth of 5-10 km beneath the ocean floor and about 35 km below the continents (but down to 60 km below mountains). Named for Andrija Mohorovicic a Croatian seismologist.

The seismic-velocity discontinuity that defines the boundary between the Earth's crust and mantle.

Short for Mohorovicic Discontinuity. An abrupt increase in the velocity of seismic waves with increasing depth (to over 7.8 km/s) defining the crust-mantle boundary. The depth of the Moho is determined in seismic refraction surveys.

The boundary separating the base of the Earth's crust and the top of the mantle. The Moho occurs at a depth of 5-10 kilometers beneath oceanic crust and about 35-65 kilometers below continental crust. The term moho is an abbreviation for Mohorovicic discontinuity, named for Andrija Mohorovicic, a Croatian seismologist.

abbreviation for Mohorrovicic discontinuity; marks the boundary between the crust and the mantle, marked by a rapid increase in the velocity of seismic waves.

The boundary between the crust and the mantle in the earth. This is a depth where seismic waves change velocity and there is also a change in chemical composition. Also termed the Mohorovicic' discontinuity after the Croatian seismologist Andrija Mohorovicic' (1857-1936) who discovered it. The boundary is between 25 and 60 km deep beneath the continents and between 5 and 8 km deep beneath the ocean floor.

or Mohorovicic discontinuity is the boundary between the lithosphere ( continental crust + oceanic crust) and the mantle.

The commonly used abbreviation of the Mohorovicic Discontinuity, the boundary between the crust and the mantle.