HORIZON | Meaning & Definition for UK English - Lexico.com

noun · 1.1The circular boundary of the part of the earth's surface visible from a particular point, ignoring irregularities and obstructions. · 1.2Astronomy A ... HomeUKEnglishhorizonnoun1Thelineatwhichtheearth'ssurfaceandtheskyappeartomeet.‘thesunroseabovethehorizon’Moreexamplesentences‘InAthenstheyscarcelyappearabovethehorizon,sotheearlyGreektextsunderminedtheirimportance.’‘Butitwasn'ttobeallplainsailing,theweatherturnedandwhatappearedtobeahurricaneappearedoverthehorizontothewest.’‘Mostofthetimewhenyoulookattheseayoueitherlookattheshorelineorthehorizon.’‘Itwasveryhighabovehorizon,andappearedlarge,butIcouldnottellitstruesizeordistance.’‘Hefollowedthecloudsdownuntilhiseyesmetthehorizon,andhecountedthenumbersofsoldiersoneachside.’‘Thelightraysarebenttoproduceanimageabovethehorizon,therebyshiftingthedirectioninwhichthesunappearstoset.’‘Helookedouttotheazureocean,outtothehorizonwhereseametsky.’‘WecouldseetheshadowedoutlineofthefabledMitsioIslandsonthepinkandorangelineofthehorizonasweate.’‘Thesun'sedgewasalreadytouchingthelineofthehorizonandaroundit,thesky,theclouds,andtheoceanwerecoveredwithabeautifulcoatoforange.’‘Astronomerssaytheso-called‘moonillusion’meansthatafullmoonclosetothehorizonappearsmuchlargerthanwhenitishighinthesky.’‘Wheredothehorizonandtheskymeet,wheredoesthegroundendandtheairbegin,canIdrawalineandmakemyselfok,withstatisticsandexactnumbers?’‘Whydoestheredcolorappearatthehorizonduringsunset?’‘Onthemorningofthe27thawaningcrescentMoonappearsonthesoutheasternhorizon,wellbelowandtotherightofVenus.’‘Atsunrisewhentheredskyisreflectedincalmwaterandthelineofthehorizondisappears,Ihaveastill,calmsenseofblessedness.’‘Inabouttwohours,whenthesunwasjustpeekingoverthehorizon,thegroupmetinthegrotto.’‘Rowuponrowofidentical,featurelessrectangularapartmentblockslineuptowardsthehorizonlikevasttabletsofstonehandeddownfromthePolitburo.’‘Victorsteppedtothefrontofthelinesandwatchedthehorizon.’‘Meanwhile,anotherfigurehasappearedontheoppositehorizon.’‘DrHardingsaysthehengesareamirrorimageofOrioninitshighestpositionwiththesouthernentrancesframingSiriusasitappearedoverthehorizon.’‘Ittravelsforeverinbothdirections,eventuallycurvingfaroutofsight,justasitmeetsthehorizon.’Synonymsskyline,rangeofvision,fieldofview,vista,viewViewsynonyms1.1Thecircularboundaryofthepartoftheearth'ssurfacevisiblefromaparticularpoint,ignoringirregularitiesandobstructions.‘Clearlythisversereferstonomorethanthevisiblehorizonthatthedawn‘grasps’asthesunrises.’Moreexamplesentences‘Itfeltexactlythewayitfeelsinthesimulator:ahard-to-controlaircraftandnovisiblehorizon.’‘Hisarmsspreadfromhissideandsweptacrosstheentirevisiblehorizon.’‘InthesummermonthstheFullMoonculminateslowerandlowerintheskyuntilitreachesitslowestpositionabovethevisiblehorizonattheFullMoonnearestthesummersolstice.’‘Todoso,Iwouldlookleftandrighttocheckthatthewingtipswhereparallelwiththevisiblehorizon.’‘Thewaytheinformationgetsoutseemstobethatatrueeventhorizonneverforms,justanapparenthorizon.’‘‘Thewaytheinformationgetsout[ofablackhole]seemstobethatatrueeventhorizonneverforms,’saidHawking,‘justanapparenthorizon.’’‘ItwillbeheadingupfromthehorizonbetweenCanisMajorandPuppisintheSW.’1.2AstronomyAgreatcircleofthecelestialsphere,theplaneofwhichpassesthroughthecentreoftheearthandisparalleltothatoftheapparenthorizonofaplace.‘Jinxwasstartledtonotethatthehorizonoftheinfiniteplanewobbledunsteadilyforamoment.’Moreexamplesentences‘Approximatelyonedegreeofsignpassesoverthehorizonevery5minutes.’‘Theinteractionbetweenthepartsandthehorizonbringsthelunationcycledowntoearth,projectingit,viatheascendant,intothesublunarsphereofthemundanehouses.’2oftenhorizonsThelimitofaperson'sknowledge,experience,orinterest.‘shewantedtoleavehomeandbroadenherhorizons’Moreexamplesentences‘Forothers,it'sseenasagenuineadventurefuelledbythedesiretobroadenhorizonsandexperienceanotherculture.’‘Andlearningthelanguageofone'scountryisaveryvaluableandintellectualexperiencewhichbroadensthehorizonsofthetraveller,bothinsideandoutsideScotland.’‘Obtainingacertificateinforensicsciencewillmakethemmoresuitable,attractivecandidates,expandtheirhorizonsandbroadentheirknowledge.’‘Interestingspeakershaveextendedtheknowledgeandhorizonsofmembers.’‘Youneverknowwhatyoucanachieveifyoudon'tgiveitatryandIdon'twanttolimitmyhorizons.’‘Buttheideathatchildrenarelittlemorethancannonfodderfortheexamsystemismorelikelytolimithorizonsandenthusiasmforlearningthanitistoturnoutagenerationofhigh-achievers.’‘Theirincomesaretiny,theirhorizonslimited.’‘Thatsupporthascreatedasecondscientificrevolution,openinghorizonsbeyondprevioushumanexperience.’‘Itlimitsourhorizons,narrowsourimaginations,andencouragesanobsessivepreoccupationonthepersonalandpettyaspectsofourlives.’‘Theexperienceofworkandtravelwillbroadenhorizonsandmaywellopenuptotallynewpossibilities.’‘MontaignedescribedthesepiecesasEssaisandthuscoinedanewliteraryterm,butheprofessedtohavenointerestinexpandingliteraryhorizonsorineducatinghisreaders.’‘Thismeansapproachingartists,someofwhommightneverhavegoneoutsideofSoweto,withbriefs,andencouragingthemnotonlytoexpandtheirhorizonsbuttomeetdeadlinesforthecompletionofartworks.’‘Forthemweprovideaninternationalforumwheretheycanwidentheirhorizonsandmeetandinteractwithseniorscholarsinthefield.’‘It'sjustthat,Iwanttoexpandmyhorizons,meetnewpeople,youknow.’‘Cardiffisjusttheplacetoexpandyourculinaryhorizons,meetyourcannyCelticcousinsanddoalittlename-dropping.’‘Formyself,thebestpartwasexpandingmyhorizonsandmeetingpeopleIwouldn'thaveotherwise.’‘Shehastwodaughterswithhimandacceptsherfateinlifeuntilaskeinofcircumstanceswidensherhorizons.’‘Someofthemstillhadwork,theirliveswerefollowingaplanandapurpose,andtheirhorizons,ifnotbright,werecertainlyvisible.’‘Now,Blackwellisexpandinghishorizonstosatisfyanaudiencethathefeelshasbeenignored.’‘Mankindisconstantlystrivingtoexpandhishorizons,topushbacktheboundariesoftheunknown,andtochallengehimselffurtherandfurther.’Synonymsrangeofexperience,outlook,perspective,scope,perception,compass,sphere,ambit,orbit,purviewViewsynonyms3GeologyAlayerofsoilorrock,orasetofstrata,withparticularcharacteristics.‘Throughflowoccurswhentherearesignificantchangesinthedensityofdifferentlayerswithinthesoilhorizon.’Moreexamplesentences‘Itstandstoreasonthat,iflongintervalsoftimehadelapsedbetweenthesupposedly-episodiclavaflows,weatheredhorizons,andfossilsoilsshouldbecommon.’‘Palaeosolhorizonsareinterbeddedwiththeseunits,representingthepedogenicalterationofexposedfloodplainsediments.’‘Consequently,duringthesummergrowingseasontheactivelayerofthesoilhorizonwillnormallybeaerated.’‘Stratawereexaminedinthefieldforevidenceoffossilcontent,andthosehorizonsthatappearedtobefossiliferousweresampledinbulk.’3.1ArchaeologyAlevelofanexcavatedsiterepresentingaparticularperiod.‘theupperhorizonofthesiteshowedanarrangementoftworowsoffeatures’Moreexamplesentences‘It'sanArchaicStagesitespanningtheperiod7500BCthroughtoAD1200infourteendistinctculturalhorizonsrepresentedbyover10.5mofstratigraphy.’‘ThishorizonrepresentsthelatestuseofthefabricoftheRomancityofCorinththatisnowrecognizable.’‘Theattackonthemereprobablyreferstothecrannog,andthedestructionhorizonmayrelatetothisevent.’‘Itisthevarietyofimportedcookingpotsinassemblages1and2thatdistinguishesfifth-centuryhorizonsfromthoseofthefourthcentury.’‘Thecombinationofformsinuseinaparticularstratumdefineseachassemblage,andtherelativesequenceofthefourhorizonspresentedhereissecure.’PhrasesonthehorizonImminentorjustbecomingapparent.‘troublecouldbeonthehorizon’Moreexamplesentences‘Althoughtheimmediatesignsareencouraging,therearedarkcloudsonthehorizon.’‘Jackispleasedwithhimselfbutthereareafewcloudsonthehorizon.’‘Buttheyforeseecloudsonthehorizonwithfearsofnewtaxesandagrowingnationaldebt.’‘Headdedtherewerenomajorcloudsonthehorizonandnoquestionofahousingmarketcrash.’‘Therearedarkcloudsonthehorizon,butunfortunatelytheyarenotcarryingrain.’‘Foreconomists,evenwhenthesunisshiningthere'salwaysacloudonthehorizon.’‘Bigbucksloomedonthehorizon;hewouldgobackhometoChinaawealthyman.’‘Acrosstheworld,conflictsoverincreasinglyscarcewaterloomlargeonthehorizon.’‘Today,thegreatestthreatofpandemicyettoappearinmoderntimesisonthehorizon.’‘TheonlycloudonthehorizonhasbeenthenewsthatclinicaltrialsinAmericamayhavetobepushedback.’OriginLateMiddleEnglishviaOldFrenchfromlateLatinhorizon,fromGreekhorizōn(kuklos)‘limiting(circle)’.Wordofthedayjumbuck/ˈdʒʌmbʌk/nounSeedefinitions&examplesDoesEnglishHaveMoreWordsThanAnyOtherLanguage?TrendingWordsMostpopularintheworldwovenpoignantlyHerculeanimminenceguardofhonourAreYouLearningEnglish?HereAreOurTopEnglishTipsBasicGuidelinesForEnglishSpellingsREADTHESEARTICLESHereAreTheTopEnglishWritingTipsREADTHESEARTICLESTheBestArticlesToImproveYourEnglishLanguageUsageREADTHESEARTICLESFunEnglishWordListsToExploreREADTHESEARTICLESTheMostCommonEnglishLanguageQuestionsREADTHESEARTICLESFeedback