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(noun) the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge" |
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Synonyms: purview, view |
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Related Words: ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach, scope |
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(noun) the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet |
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Synonyms: apparent horizon, sensible horizon, skyline, visible horizon |
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Related Words: line |
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(noun) the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth |
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Synonyms: celestial horizon |
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Related Words: great circle |
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(noun) a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land |
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Related Words: geological horizon, soil horizon, stratum |
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