meaning of horizonal

1. The circle which bounds that part of the earths surface visible to a spectator from a given point; the apparent junction of the earth and sky.
2.
A plane passing through the eye of the spectator and at right angles to the vertical at a given place; a plane tangent to the earths surface at that place; called distinctively the sensible horizon.
3.
A plane parallel to the sensible horizon of a place, and passing through the earths center; -- called also rational / celestial horizon.
4.
The unbroken line separating sky and water, as seen by an eye at a given elevation, no land being visible.
5.
The epoch or time during which a deposit was made.
6.
The chief horizontal line in a picture of any sort, which determines in the picture the height of the eye of the spectator; in an extended landscape, the representation of the natural horizon corresponds with this line.
7.
the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present ">knowledge"


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