horizon
horizon Lexical Profile
horizon Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The apparent line at which the earth's surface and the sky appear to meet.
"We watched the orange sun dip slowly below the ocean horizon."
The limit or range of a person's mental perception, experience, interest, or knowledge (often used in the plural).
"Studying abroad for a semester helped broaden her cultural horizons."
A distinct layer of soil or rock having characteristic physical or chemical properties, or a specific level in an archaeological site.
"Geologists examined the dark topsoil horizon to determine the history of vegetation in the valley."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Old French orizon, via Latin horizon, from the Ancient Greek phrase horizōn kyklos ('bounding circle'), derived from horos ('boundary' or 'limit').
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