horizon

ho-ri-zon · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The line at which the earth's surface and the sky appear to meet.

  2. 2.

    The limit of a person's mental perception, experience, or interest.

  3. 3.

    (geology) A layer or stratum of soil or rock with particular characteristics.

Forms

plural: horizons

Related words

See also: boundary, limit, skyline
Synonyms: skyline

Etymology

From Greek horizōn (kuklos) meaning "bounding (circle)," from horizein "to bound, limit."