discontinuity

  • 51point of discontinuity — trūkio taškas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. breakpoint; point of discontinuity vok. Abschaltpunkt, m; Knickpunkt, m; Untätigkeitspunkt, m rus. точка разрыва, f pranc. point anguleux, m; point de discontinuité, m; point de… …

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  • 52absorption discontinuity — sugerties kraštas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. absorption discontinuity; absorption edge; absorption limit vok. Absorptionskante, f rus. граница полосы поглощения, f; край полосы поглощения, m pranc. limite d’absorption, f …

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  • 53Mohorovičić discontinuity — [mō΄hō rō′və chich΄] n. [after A. Mohorovičić (1857 1936), Yugoslav geologist] Geol. an irregular dividing line separating the earth s crust from its underlying mantle, situated c. 35 km ( c. 21.7 mi) below the continents and c. 5 to 10 km ( c. 3 …

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  • 54Mohorovicic discontinuity — noun the boundary between the Earth s crust and the underlying mantle the Mohorovicic discontinuity averages 5 miles down under oceans and 20 miles down under continents • Syn: ↑Moho • Topics: ↑geology • Instance Hypernyms: ↑boundary, ↑bound …

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  • 55jump discontinuity — Math. a discontinuity of a function at a point where the function has finite, but unequal, limits as the independent variable approaches the point from the left and from the right. Cf. jump (def. 60) …

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  • 56Mo|ho|ro|vic|ic discontinuity — «MOH hoh roh VEE cheech», the boundary between the earth s crust and mantle, the depth of which varies from approximately 6 to 8 miles under ocean basins to 20 to 22 miles under the continents. ╂[< A. Mohorovičić, a Croatian geophysicist, who… …

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  • 57Mohorovicic discontinuity — noun Date: 1936 Moho …

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  • 58Mohorovičić discontinuity — noun The boundary between the Earths crust and mantle. Syn: Moho …

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  • 59Mohorovicic discontinuity — (Moho)   after Mohorovicic, the junction between the crust and the mantle …

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  • 60zones of discontinuity — zones of varying optic density, seen with the slit lamp, in the lens of the eye; these zones are formed at particular periods in the prenatal development of the lens …

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