Associations to the word «Horizon»

Wiktionary

HORIZON, noun. The horizontal line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky.
HORIZON, noun. The range or limit of one's knowledge, experience or interest.
HORIZON, noun. (geology) A specific layer of soil or strata
HORIZON, noun. (archaeology) (US) A cultural sub-period or level within a more encompassing time period.

Dictionary definition

HORIZON, noun. The line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet.
HORIZON, noun. The range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge".
HORIZON, noun. A specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land.
HORIZON, noun. The great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.