horizon

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
  2. noun the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
  3. noun a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English orisonte, orisoun, from Middle French horizon, horizonte, from Old French orisonte, orison, via Latin horizōn, from Ancient Greek ὁρίζων (horízōn), from ὅρος (hóros, “boundary”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

apparent horizon, visible horizon, sensible horizon, skyline

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