/moh'haw roh"veuh chich, -hoh-/ , Geol.
the discontinuity between the crust and the mantle of the earth, occurring at depths that average about 22 mi. (35 km) beneath the continents and about 6 mi. (10 km) beneath the ocean floor.
Also, Moho .
[ 1935-40; named after Andrija Mohorovicic (1857-1936), Croatian geophysicist, who discovered it ]