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   horizon

   /həˈrʌɪz(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. the line at which the earth's surface and the sky appear to meet: "the sun rose above the horizon" Similar skylinerange of visionfield of viewvistaview
   • ▪ the circular boundary of the part of the earth's surface visible from a particular point, ignoring irregularities and obstructions.
   • ▪ a great circle of the celestial sphere, the plane of which passes through the centre of the earth and is parallel to that of the apparent horizon of a place.
   • 2. the limit of a person's knowledge, experience, or interest: "she wanted to leave home and broaden her horizons" Similar range of experienceoutlookperspectivescopeperceptioncompasssphereambitorbitpurview
   • 3. a layer of soil or rock, or a set of strata, with particular characteristics.
   • ▪ a level of an excavated site representing a particular period: "the upper horizon of the site showed an arrangement of two rows of features"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin horizon, from Greek horizōn (kuklos) ‘limiting (circle)’.

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   What does horizon mean?

   • Horizon definition: the line or circle that forms the apparent boundary between earth and sky.. See examples of HORIZON used in a sentence.

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   What does horizon mean in a sentence?

   • Words for the Summer Heat The meaning of HORIZON is the line where the earth seems to meet the sky : the apparent junction of earth and sky. How to use horizon in a sentence.

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   What does Horizonte mean?

   • horizonte, horizonte [masculine]… horizonte, horizonte [masculine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! HORIZON definition: 1. the line at the farthest place that you can see, where the sky seems to touch the land or sea….

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   Where did the word horizon come from?

   • The earliest known use of the noun horizon is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for horizon is from around 1374, in the writing of Geoffrey Chaucer, poet and administrator. horizon is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French orizonte, orizon. hore, n. Old English–1450 horehound, n. Old English–

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   What is a horizon in geology?

   • geology : any of the reasonably distinct layers of soil or its underlying material in a vertical section of land We sailed toward the horizon. The sun rose slowly over the eastern horizon. These discoveries have opened up new horizons in the field of cancer research.

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   What does horizon mean In geometry?

   • The horizon seen by an observer on the reference ellipsoid. Allows for horizon dip effect and atmospheric refraction, but not local topography. GEO ... Geometric horizon plane. The horizon is defined by the plane perpendicular to the reference ellipsoid local zenith (no horizon dip). Atmospheric refraction is estimated.

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   Horizon is the line where the sky and the land or sea meet, or the limit of someone's ideas, knowledge, and experience. Learn more about the word, its usage, and related idioms from Cambridge Dictionary.

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     horizon translate: ขอบฟ้า. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   the limit or range of perception, knowledge, or the like. Usually horizons. the scope of a person's interest, education, understanding, etc.: His horizons were narrow. Synonyms: viewpoint, domain, perspective, world. Geology. a thin, distinctive stratum useful for stratigraphic correlation.

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   1. the line or circle that forms the apparent boundary between earth and sky. 2.Astronomy. a. the small circle of the celestial sphere whose plane is tangent to the earth at the position of a given observer, or the plane of such a circle (sensible horizon) b.

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   The meaning of HORIZON is the line where the earth seems to meet the sky : the apparent junction of earth and sky. How to use horizon in a sentence.

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   When you look out your window and note the furthest point you can see––the line where the sky meets the earth––that edge is called the horizon. Horizon can also mean the edge of something in a figurative sense.

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   What does the noun horizon mean? There are 16 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun horizon, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. horizon has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

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    1. The horizon is the line in the far distance where the sky seems to meet the land or the sea. [...] 2. Your horizons are the limits of what you want to do or of what you are interested or involved in. [...] 3. See on the horizon [...] More. Synonyms of 'horizon' • skyline, view, vista, field or range of vision [...]