Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mohorovičić discontinuity

/məʊhəʊˈɹə(ʊ)vɪtʃɪtʃ ˌdɪskɒntɪˈnjuːɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mo-horovi-ci-c dis-con-ti-nu-ity
IPA: /məʊhəʊˈɹə(ʊ)vɪtʃɪtʃ ˌdɪskɒntɪˈnjuːɪti/

36

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

8

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The boundary between the Earth’s crust and mantle.

name

A similar structure on other bodies, that separates crust from mantle.

Etymology

Named for Croatian seismologist Andrija Mohorovičić (1857-1936).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /məʊhəʊˈɹə(ʊ)vɪtʃɪtʃ ˌdɪskɒntɪˈnjuːɪti/

Inflected Forms

Mohorovicic discontinuity (alternative)

Derived Forms

Mohole

Phrases

Gutenberg discontinuity

Frequently Paired Words

Gutenberg discontinuity

Synonyms

Moho Moho discontinuity

Questions

How do you pronounce mohorovičić discontinuity?: The recorded pronunciation is /məʊhəʊˈɹə(ʊ)vɪtʃɪtʃ ˌdɪskɒntɪˈnjuːɪti/.
What does mohorovičić discontinuity mean?: The boundary between the Earth’s crust and mantle.
Where does mohorovičić discontinuity come from?: Named for Croatian seismologist Andrija Mohorovičić (1857-1936).

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