[Mo.ho] n [short for Mohorovicic discontinuity, fr. Andrija Mohorovicic d. 1936 Yugoslavian geologist] (1952): the boundary layer between the earth's crust and mantle whose depth varies from about 3 miles (5 kilometers) beneath the ocean floor to about 25 miles (40 kilometers) beneath the continents
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Meaning of MOHO in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012