Horizon (Noun)
Meaning 1
The great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
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Meaning 2
A specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Meaning 3
The range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- Flying cars were still beyond the horizon of possibility in the early 20th century, but that didn't stop inventors from experimenting.
- As artificial intelligence becomes more sophisticated, new possibilities come into view, shifting the horizon of what is considered science fiction.
- Until recently, medical research into personalized genomics was just on the horizon, but advances in technology have now made it a tangible goal.
- Despite centuries of attempts to solve it, Fermat's Last Theorem was for a long time considered beyond the horizon of mathematical knowledge, but Andrew Wiles' breakthrough in the 1990s finally provided a solution.
- However, practical applications of the discovery remained over the horizon of what scientists thought they could accomplish within their lifetime.
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Hypernyms
Meaning 4
The line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.