n.
- the line at which the earth's surface and the sky appear to meet.
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(also apparent horizon)
this line represented as a circle, ignoring irregularities and obstructions.
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(also true horizon)
Astronomy 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.
- the limit of a person's knowledge, experience, or interest.
- Geology & Archaeology a layer or level of soil or rock with particular characteristics or representing a particular period.
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Etymology
ME: via OFr. from late L. horizon, from Gk horizōn (kuklos) ‘limiting (circle)’.