| Definitions of 'horizon' |
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1. (noun) horizon, apparent horizon, visible horizon, sensible horizon, skyline
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
2. (noun) horizon, view, purview
the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
"It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge"
3. (noun) horizon
a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land
4. (noun) horizon, celestial horizon
the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth
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| Definitions of 'horizon' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (noun) horizon
the circle which bounds that part of the earth's surface visible to a spectator from a given point; the apparent junction of the earth and sky
2. (noun) horizon
a plane passing through the eye of the spectator and at right angles to the vertical at a given place; a plane tangent to the earth's surface at that place; called distinctively the sensible horizon
3. (noun) horizon
a plane parallel to the sensible horizon of a place, and passing through the earth's center; -- called also rational / celestial horizon
4. (noun) horizon
the unbroken line separating sky and water, as seen by an eye at a given elevation, no land being visible
5. (noun) horizon
the epoch or time during which a deposit was made
6. (noun) horizon
the chief horizontal line in a picture of any sort, which determines in the picture the height of the eye of the spectator; in an extended landscape, the representation of the natural horizon corresponds with this line
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