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单词 horizon
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horizon/həʹriez(ə)n/ noun

the apparent junction of earth and sky

the plane that is parallel to and passes through the earth's surface at an observer's position

the circle formed by the intersection of this plane with the celestial sphere (imaginary sphere surrounding the earth)

the plane parallel to the plane of the apparent horizon but passing through the earth's centre

the circle formed by the intersection of this plane with the celestial sphere

(also in pl) one's range of perception, experience, or knowledge

It's time you widened your horizons

a planar surface between two beds of rock; a time plane of no thickness

a geological oran archaeological layer of a particular time, usu identified by distinctive fossils or artefacts

any of the reasonably distinct soil or subsoil layers in a vertical section of land

on the horizon

said of an event: due shortly

[Middle English orizon via late Latinfrom Greek horizont-, horizōn, present part. of horizein to bound, define, from horos boundary]
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