Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - horizon
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Horizon
horizon
~ n 1 the horizon the line far away where the land or sea seems to meet the sky (We could see a ship on the horizon.) 2 horizons the limit of your ideas, knowledge, experience (narrow political horizons | broaden/expand sb's horizons) (a course of study that will broaden your horizons) 3 be on the horizon to seem likely to happen in the future (Business is good now, but there are a few problems on the horizon.)
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(horizons) 1. The horizon is the line in the far distance where the sky seems to meet the land or the sea. A grey smudge appeared on the horizon. That must be Calais, thought Fay... The sun had already sunk below the horizon. N-SING: usu the N 2. Your horizons are the limits of what you want to do or of what you are interested or involved in. As your horizons expand, these new ideas can give a whole new meaning to life... N-COUNT: usu pl 3. If something is on the horizon, it is almost certainly going to happen or be done quite soon. With breast cancer, as with many common diseases, there is no obvious breakthrough on the horizon... PHRASE ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English orizon, from Late Latin ~t-, ~, from Greek ~t-, horizon, from present participle of horizein to bound, define, from horos boundary; perhaps akin to Latin urvum curved part of a plow Date: 14th century 1. a. the apparent junction of earth and sky b. the great circle on the celestial sphere formed by the intersection of the celestial sphere with a plane tangent to the earth's surface at an observer's position — see azimuth illustration c. range of perception or experience d. something that might be attained new ~s 2. a. the geological deposit of a particular time usually identified by distinctive fossils b. any of the reasonably distinct layers of soil or its underlying material in a vertical section of land c. a cultural area or level of development indicated by separated groups of artifacts • ~al adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a the line at which the earth and sky appear to meet. b (in full apparent or sensible or visible horizon) the line at which the earth and sky would appear to meet but for irregularities and obstructions; a circle where the earth's surface touches a cone whose vertex is at the observer's eye. c (in full celestial or rational or true horizon) a great circle of the celestial sphere, the plane of which passes through the centre of the earth and is parallel to that of the apparent horizon of a place. 2 limit of mental perception, experience, interest, etc. 3 a geological stratum or set of strata, or layer of soil, with particular characteristics. 4 Archaeol. the level at which a particular set of remains is found. Phrases and idioms on the horizon (of an event) just imminent or becoming apparent. Etymology: ME f. OF orizon(te) f. LL horizon -ontis f. Gk horizon (kuklos) limiting (circle) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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горизонт in relation to horizon — относительно горизонта (о положении воздушного судна) - apparent horizon - artificial horizon - celestial horizon - dust horizon - fog horizon - gyroscopic horizon - gyro horizon - haulage horizon - haze horizon - in-flight apparent horizon - intake horizon - mining horizon - natural horizon - productive horizon - radar horizon - radio horizon - remote-reading gyro horizon - return horizon - smoke horizon - true horizon - visible horizon - working horizon ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
Англо-русский строительный словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английски словарь по телекоммуникациям
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горизонт, небосвод cage gyro horizon — арретировать авиагоризонт dip of the horizon — понижение горизонта uncage gyro horizon — разарретировать авиагоризонт - Vereian horizon - airway horizon - apparent horizon - artificial horizon - concretionary horizon - cutting horizon - dip of horizon - finite horizon - haulage horizon - horizon distance - horizon of instrument - horizon plane - horizon scanner - include horizon - infinite horizon - mathematical horizon - observer's horizon - physical horizon - planning horizon - ploughing horizon - radar horizon - radio horizon - reference horizon - remote-indicating horizon - terrestrial horizon - theoretical horizon - time horizon - true horizon - water-bearing horizon - water-holding horizon ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. горизонт; небосклон horizon line —- линия горизонта on the horizon —- на горизонте 2. астр. геод. горизонт apparent horizon —- видимый горизонт optical horizon —- оптический горизонт physical horizon —- физический горизонт celestial horizon —- небесный горизонт artificial horizon —- искусственный горизонт 3. геол. ярус, горизонт, стратиграфическое положение пласта 4. горн. горизонт (эксплуатационный) 5. (умственный) горизонт, кругозор his horizons were broad —- это был человек с широким кругозором beyond the horizon of his age —- понявшись над уровнем своего века science gives us a new horizon —- наука открывает перед нами новые горизонты, наука расширяет наш кругозор 6. pl. перспективы, горизонты 7. эк. предельная дата, горизонт forecast horizon —- горизонт прогнозирования planning horizon —- горизонт планирования ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) горизонт - apparenthorizon - visible horizon - rational horizon - true horizon - celestial horizon - sensible horizon 2) кругозор 3) geol. ярус, отложение одного возраста ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1385, from O.Fr. orizon, from L. horizontem (nom. horizon), from Gk. horizon kyklos "bounding circle," from horizein "divide, separate," from horos "boundary." The h- was restored 17c. in imitation of Latin. Horizontal, originally "relating to or near the horizon," later (1638) parallel to it, "flat." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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