Horizon — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hɚɹˈaɪzən/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈaɪdɹəʊmtɹˌɪdiː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈaɪdɹəʊmtɹˌɪdiː/

3 syllables Say it as /hɚɹˈaɪzən/.

Examples

It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

visible horizon sensible horizon view purview skyline apparent horizon celestial horizon

Parts of Speech

noun	the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
noun	the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated “It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge”
noun	a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land
noun	the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Horizont

die Linie, an der sich Himmel und Erde zu treffen scheinen

🇪🇸Spanish

horizonte

Línea en la que el cielo y la Tierra parecen encontrarse.

🇮🇹Italian

orizzonte

la linea in cui il cielo e la Terra sembrano incontrarsi

🇵🇹Portuguese

horizonte

a linha na qual o céu e a Terra parecem se encontrar

🇷🇺Russian

горизонт

линия, на которой небо и земля встречаются

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्षितिज

वह रेखा जिस पर आकाश और पृथ्वी मिलते हुए प्रतीत होते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

দিগন্ত

যে রেখায় আকাশ ও পৃথিবী মিলিত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

அடிவானம்

வானமும் பூமியும் சந்திக்கும் கோடு

🇮🇳Telugu

హోరిజోన్

ఆకాశం మరియు భూమి కలిసినట్లు కనిపించే రేఖ

🇮🇳Marathi

क्षितीज

ज्या रेषेवर आकाश आणि पृथ्वी एकत्र दिसतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્ષિતિજ

રેખા કે જેના પર આકાશ અને પૃથ્વી એકબીજાને મળતા દેખાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಿಗಂತ

ಆಕಾಶ ಮತ್ತು ಭೂಮಿಯು ಭೇಟಿಯಾಗುವ ರೇಖೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചക്രവാളം

ആകാശവും ഭൂമിയും കണ്ടുമുട്ടുന്നതായി തോന്നുന്ന രേഖ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੋਰੀਜ਼ਨ

ਉਹ ਲਾਈਨ ਜਿਸ 'ਤੇ ਅਸਮਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਧਰਤੀ ਮਿਲਦੇ ਦਿਖਾਈ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

افق

وہ لکیر جس پر آسمان اور زمین ملتے دکھائی دیتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

地平线

天空和地球相交的线

🇯🇵Japanese

地平線

空と地球が交わるように見える線

🇰🇷Korean

수평선

하늘과 땅이 만나는 선

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chân trời

đường thẳng nơi bầu trời và trái đất dường như gặp nhau

🇹🇭Thai

ขอบฟ้า

เส้นที่ท้องฟ้าและโลกปรากฏมาบรรจบกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

horison

garis pertemuan antara langit dan bumi

🇵🇭Filipino

abot-tanaw

ang linya kung saan lumilitaw ang langit at Lupa

🇲🇾Malay

ufuk

garisan di mana langit dan Bumi kelihatan bertemu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الأفق

🇮🇷Persian

افق

خطی که به نظر می رسد آسمان و زمین در آن به هم می رسند

🇹🇷Turkish

ufuk

gökyüzü ile dünyanın buluşuyor gibi göründüğü çizgi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אופק

הקו שבו נראים השמיים וכדור הארץ נפגשים

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The primary meaning of 'horizon' is 'the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet'.

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Using 'horizon' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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