Horizon definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

1. the line or circle that forms the apparent boundary between earth and sky · 2. Astronomy. a. · 3. the limit or range of perception, knowledge, or the like · 4. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'horizon'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× horizon (həraɪzən ) Wordforms:pluralhorizons 1. singularnoun Thehorizonisthelineinthefardistancewheretheskyseemstomeetthelandorthesea. Agreysmudgeappearedonthehorizon.ThatmustbeCalais,thoughtFay. Thesunhadalreadysunkbelowthehorizon. Synonyms:skyline,view,vista,fieldorrangeofvision MoreSynonymsofhorizon 2. countablenoun[usuallyplural] Yourhorizonsarethelimitsofwhatyouwanttodoorofwhatyouareinterestedorinvolvedin. Asyourhorizonsexpand,thesenewideascangiveawholenewmeaningtolife. Garyhasexceptionalvisionandisalwayslookingtobroadenhishorizons. 3. Seeonthehorizon MoreSynonymsofhorizon COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof horizon Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'horizon' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'horizon' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'BroadcastingHouse' HindiTranslationof'horizon' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency horizoninBritishEnglish (həˈraɪzən ) noun1. Alsocalled:visiblehorizon,apparenthorizon theapparentlinethatdividestheearthandthesky 2. astronomya. Alsocalled:sensiblehorizon thecircularintersectionwiththecelestialsphereoftheplanetangentialtotheearthatthepositionoftheobserver b. Alsocalled:celestialhorizon thegreatcircleonthecelestialsphere,theplaneofwhichpassesthroughthecentreoftheearthandisparalleltothesensiblehorizon 3. therangeorlimitofscope,interest,knowledge,etc 4. athinlayerofrockwithinastratumthathasadistinctcomposition,espoffossils,bywhichthestratummaybedated 5. alayerinasoilprofilehavingparticularcharacteristicsSeeAhorizon,Bhorizon,Chorizon 6. Seeonthehorizon CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformshorizonless(hoˈrizonless)adjective WordoriginC14:fromLatin,fromGreekhorizōnkukloslimitingcircle,fromhorizeintolimit,fromhoroslimit WordFrequency horizoninAmericanEnglish (həˈraɪzən ) noun1.  thelinewheretheskyseemstomeettheearth 2. [usuallypl.] thelimitorextentofone'soutlook,experience,interest,knowledge,etc. travelbroadensone'shorizons 3.  anarchaeologicalleveloranareaofcultureasindicatedbysurvivingartifacts 4. Astronomy thegreatcircleonthecelestialsphereperpendiculartothelinefromtheobserver'szenithtothenadir 5. Geology alayerofsoilorrockidentifiedbyphysicalcharacteristics,particularfossils,etc. Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Wordoriginaltered(afterL)