noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: celestial horizon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: great circle
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noun
Meaning 11
a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stratum
Narrower terms: soil horizon, geological horizon
History
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”).
Across languages
Translations
177 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
horison
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Akkadian:
išid šamê
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Albanian:
horizont
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Albanian:
lëbozë
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Albanian:
lëpen
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Albanian:
lëpith
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Arabic:
أُفُق
(ʔufuq)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Arabic:
افق
(ufʔ)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Armenian:
հորիզոն
(horizon)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Aromanian:
ndzari
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Asturian:
horizonte
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Aymara:
chhaqachhaqa
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Azerbaijani:
üfüq
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Bashkir:
офоҡ
(ofoq)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Belarusian:
гарызо́нт
(haryzónt)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Belarusian:
небакра́й
(njebakráj)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Bengali:
দিগন্ত
(digonto)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Central Bikol:
sinogkaran
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Bulgarian:
хоризо́нт
(horizónt)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Burmese:
မိုးကုပ်စက်ဝိုင်း
(mui:kupcak-wuing:)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Catalan:
horitzó
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Chinese Mandarin:
地平線 /地平线
(dìpíngxiàn)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Chinese Mandarin:
天際 /天际
(tiānjì)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Chinese Mandarin:
天邊 /天边
(tiānbiān)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Czech:
obzor
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Czech:
horizont
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Danish:
horisont
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Dutch:
horizon
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Dutch:
horizont
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Dutch:
einder
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Dutch:
kim
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Esperanto:
horizonto
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Estonian:
silmapiir
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Estonian:
horisont
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Faroese:
sjónarringur
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Faroese:
havsbrúgv
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Faroese:
havsbrún
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Faroese:
væðing
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Faroese:
himinjaðari
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Finnish:
horisontti
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Finnish:
taivaanranta
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
French:
horizon
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
French:
ligne d'horizon
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Galician:
horizonte
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Georgian:
ჰორიზონტი
(horizonṭi)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
German:
Horizont
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
German:
Kimm
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Greek:
ορίζοντας
(orízontas)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Ancient Greek:
ὁρίζων
(horízōn)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Hawaiian:
pōʻailani
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Hebrew:
אופק \ אֹפֶק
(ófek)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Hindi:
क्षितिज
(kṣitij)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Hungarian:
horizont
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Hungarian:
látóhatár
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Hungarian:
láthatár
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Icelandic:
sjóndeildarhringur
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Icelandic:
sjónbaugur
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Ido:
horizonto
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Indonesian:
kaki langit
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Indonesian:
cakrawala
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Indonesian:
horizon
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Indonesian:
ufuk
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Ingrian:
taivaanraja
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Irish:
spéire
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Italian:
orizzonte
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Japanese:
地平線
(chiheisen)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Japanese:
水平線
(suiheisen)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Kalmyk:
шавшлһ
(şavşlğ)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Kazakh:
көкжиек
(kökjiek)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Khmer:
ជើងមេឃ
(cəəng meik)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Khmer:
នភាបាទ
(nĕəʼphiə baat)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Korean:
지평선
(jipyeongseon)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Korean:
수평선
(supyeongseon)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Central Kurdish:
ئاسۆ
(aso)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Northern Kurdish:
aso
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Kyrgyz:
горизонт
(gorizont)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Kyrgyz:
асманчет
(asmancet)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Lao:
ຂອບຟ້າ
(khǭp fā)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Lao:
ຟາກຟ້າ
(fāk fā)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Latin:
fīniens
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Latin:
horizōn
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Latvian:
horizonts
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Lithuanian:
horizontas
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Low German:
Kimm
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Low German:
Kimming
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Macedonian:
хоризо́нт
(horizónt)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Malay:
kaki langit
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Malay:
ufuk
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Malay:
horizon
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Māori:
huapae
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Māori:
paerangi
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Māori:
taharangi
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Māori:
tahatū o te rangi
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Māori:
paewai o te moana
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Māori:
tāhapatū o te rangi
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Māori:
tauriparipa
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Māori:
tāepaepatanga o te rangi
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Māori:
paewai o te rangi
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Māori:
taha o te rangi
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Māori:
paewhenua
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Marathi:
क्षितिज
(kṣitij)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Middle English:
orisonte
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Mongolian:
тэнгэрийн хаяа
(tengeriin xajaa)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Nahuatl:
ahuemaniliztli
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Navajo:
yákʼaashbąąh
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Norwegian Bokmål:
horisont
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Norwegian Bokmål:
synsrand
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Norwegian Nynorsk:
horisont
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Norwegian Nynorsk:
himmelbryn
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Norwegian Nynorsk:
synsrand
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Old English:
ēagġemearc
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Pashto:
افق
(ufúq)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Dari:
اُفُق
(ufuq)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Iranian Persian:
اُفُق
(ofoġ)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Iranian Persian:
کَرانِهٔ آسْمان
(karâne-ye âsmân)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Plautdietsch:
Horizont
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Polish:
horyzont
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Polish:
widnokrąg
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Polish:
nieboskłon
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Portuguese:
horizonte
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Quechua:
pachapanta
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Quechua:
winkumuyu
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Romanian:
orizont
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Romanian:
zare
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Romanian:
zariște
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Russian:
горизо́нт
(gorizónt)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Russian:
небоскло́н
(nebosklón)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Sanskrit:
क्षितिज
(kṣitija)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Sanskrit:
कुज
(kuja)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Scottish Gaelic:
fàire
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Serbo-Croatian:
хорѝзонт
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Serbo-Croatian:
horìzont
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Sinhalese:
ක්ෂිතිජය
(kṣitijaya)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Slovak:
horizont
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Slovak:
obzor
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Slovene:
obzorje
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Spanish:
horizonte
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Old Spanish:
oryzon
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Swedish:
horisont
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Tagalog:
abot-tanaw
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Tagalog:
kagiliran
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Tajik:
уфуқ
(ufuq)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Tamil:
கீழ்வானம்
(kīḻvāṉam)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Tamil:
அடிவானம்
(aṭivāṉam)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Tamil:
தொடுவான்
(toṭuvāṉ)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Tamil:
தொடுவானம்
(toṭuvāṉam)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Tatar:
офык
(ofıq)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Thai:
ขอบฟ้า
(kɔ̀ɔp-fáa)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Turkish:
ufuk
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Turkish:
ufuk çizgisi
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Turkmen:
gözýetim
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Ukrainian:
о́брій
(óbrij)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Ukrainian:
горизо́нт
(horyzónt)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Ukrainian:
небокра́й
(nebokráj)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Ukrainian:
небосхи́л
(nebosxýl)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Ukrainian:
о́вид
(óvyd)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Ukrainian:
видноко́ло
(vydnokólo)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Ukrainian:
виднокру́г
(vydnokrúh)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Ukrainian:
крайне́бо
(krajnébo)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Ukrainian:
кругови́д
(kruhovýd)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Ukrainian:
кругозі́р
(kruhozír)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Ukrainian:
кругогля́д
(kruhohljád)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Ukrainian:
виднокра́й
(vydnokráj)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Urdu:
اُفُق
(ufuq)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Uyghur:
ئۇپۇق
(upuq)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Uzbek:
ufq
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Vietnamese:
chân trời
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Volapük:
horit
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Walloon:
roye do cir
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Welsh:
gorwel
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Welsh:
gorwelion
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Yiddish:
האָריזאָנט
(horizont)
— line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky
Hungarian:
látókör
— knowledge range/limit
Malay:
horizon
— knowledge range/limit
Bulgarian:
хоризо́нт
(horizónt)
— a specific layer of soil or strata
Russian:
горизо́нт
(gorizónt)
— a specific layer of soil or strata
Tagalog:
kagiliran
— a specific layer of soil or strata