horizon

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /həˈɹaɪ.zən/ (Australian) IPA(key): /həˈɹɑe.zən/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): [həˈɹɑe̯.zən] === Noun === horizon (plural horizons) The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance. Synonyms: skysill, skyline (figuratively) The range or limit of one's knowledge, experience or interest; a boundary or threshold. The range or limit of any dimension in which one exists. (geology) A specific layer of soil, or stratum (archaeology, chiefly US) A cultural sub-period or level within a more encompassing time period. Any level line or surface. (computer chess) The point at which a computer chess algorithm stops searching for further moves. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== horizontal aorist ==== Translations ==== === See also === vertical === Further reading === horizon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Dutch == === Alternative forms === horizont (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin horizōn, from Ancient Greek ὁρίζων (horízōn), from ὅρος (hóros, “boundary”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦoː.ri.zɔn/ === Noun === horizon m (plural horizonten or horizonnen or horizons, no diminutive) horizon Synonyms: kim, einder ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: horizon → Papiamentu: hórizòn == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin horizōn, from Ancient Greek ὁρίζων (horízōn), from ὅρος (hóros, “boundary”). === Pronunciation === (mute h) IPA(key): /ɔ.ʁi.zɔ̃/ Homophone: horizons Hyphenation: ho‧ri‧zon === Noun === horizon m (plural horizons) horizon ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “horizon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch horizon, from Latin horizōn, from Ancient Greek ὁρίζων (horízōn), from ὅρος (hóros, “boundary”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [hoˈrizɔn] Hyphenation: ho‧ri‧zon === Noun === horizon (plural horizon-horizon) horizon: the visible horizontal line or point (in all directions) that appears to connect the Earth to the sky Synonyms: kaki langit, ufuk, cakrawala (geoglogy) a specific layer of soil or strata (in extension) sky, atmosphere, space Synonyms: ambara, angkasa, awang-awang, bumantara, cakrawala, dirgantara, langit, udara ==== Compounds ==== === Further reading === “horizon”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὁρίζων (horízōn). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [hɔˈrɪz.zoːn] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [oˈrid.d͡zon] === Noun === horizōn m (genitive horizontis); third declension horizon ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (non-Greek-type or Greek-type, variant with nominative singular in -ōn). ==== Descendants ==== === References === “horizon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “horizon”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Limburgish == === Noun === horizon f Veldeke spelling of Hooriṣǫn == Malay == === Etymology === From English horizon, 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ho.rai̯.zən] Rhymes: -zən, -ən Hyphenation: ho‧ri‧zon === Noun === horizon (Jawi spelling هوريزون) Horizon: The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance. Synonyms: kaki langit, ufuk (figuratively) The range or limit of one's knowledge, experience or interest; a boundary or threshold. === Further reading === "horizon" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017