What's the difference between horizon and paunch?

Horizon


Definition:

  • (n.) The circle which bounds that part of the earth's surface visible to a spectator from a given point; the apparent junction of the earth and sky.
  • (n.) A plane passing through the eye of the spectator and at right angles to the vertical at a given place; a plane tangent to the earth's surface at that place; called distinctively the sensible horizon.
  • (n.) A plane parallel to the sensible horizon of a place, and passing through the earth's center; -- called also rational / celestial horizon.
  • (n.) The unbroken line separating sky and water, as seen by an eye at a given elevation, no land being visible.
  • (n.) The epoch or time during which a deposit was made.
  • (n.) The chief horizontal line in a picture of any sort, which determines in the picture the height of the eye of the spectator; in an extended landscape, the representation of the natural horizon corresponds with this line.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) They were like some great show, the gas squeezing up from the depths of the oil well to be consumed in flame against the intense black horizon, like some great dragon.
  • (2) When a meridional-size lens is used to provide magnification in the horizonal meridan for one eye the resulting stereopsis distortion is readily accounted for in the terms of the binocular disparity caused by changed angular relations.
  • (3) A leading academic, Prof Robert Bea, from the engineering faculty at the University of California in Berkeley, who made a special study of the Deepwater Horizon accident , has raised new concerns that the recent slump in oil prices could compromise safety across the industry as oil producers strive to cut costs.
  • (4) A former Halliburton manager was sentenced to one year of probation on Tuesday for destroying evidence in the aftermath of BP's fatal 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout, which claimed 11 lives.
  • (5) Governor Mark Carney once hinted that a UK rate rise might be on the horizon.
  • (6) There’s little else on the horizon.” There has been a resurgence of medical interest in LSD and psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, after several recent trials produced encouraging results for conditions ranging from depression in cancer patients to post-traumatic stress disorder.
  • (7) Many address deep-rooted social issues, but they are hampered by short-term political horizons and funding arrangements.
  • (8) With the summer halfway done, is there anything good on the horizon?
  • (9) Dr Atl is better known for his work as a landscape painter who portrayed the horizons of the valley of Mexico.
  • (10) Brexiters face rude awakening on immigration, says ex-minister Read more The problem is, there is nothing on the horizon to suggest that achieving any significant reduction in immigration is achievable or even desirable.
  • (11) Furthermore, it has extended our horizons in the management of intrarenal hematuria and of low grade tumors of the renal collecting system.
  • (12) The paint whooshed down through the freshwater, but as soon as it hit the saltwater it was repelled, spreading out laterally as if the pigment had hit an invisible horizon.
  • (13) It was pored over by line producers, prop masters, location scouts, production designers, scenic designers, costume designers, directors, assistant directors, second assistant directors, and second second assistant directors – at each step becoming more real, as if emerging from the shimmer of some distant desert horizon.
  • (14) He married Sonia Bronwell, a young editor at Horizon, on 13 October 1949.
  • (15) As a result, the country has no farm bill, leaving agricultural subsidies up in the air, farmers uncertain about what their financial picture looks like, and a potential food crisis on the horizon.
  • (16) It is always on the horizon, and is a devastating scenario,” he said.
  • (17) Antony Gormley brought his Domain Field and Event Horizon to the Garage this year and professed himself extremely happy.
  • (18) Five months after BP oil rig disaster, US government declares well 'dead' 20 September BP's clean-up costs following the explosion of Deepwater Horizon nears $10bn (£6.4bn) BP oil spill cost hits nearly $10bn The day after it is confirmed that the leaking well has been successfully and permanently plugged, shares in BP rise by 8p.
  • (19) Let’s assume, then, that all of us, including progressives, do need to broaden our horizons, and seek out more views that differ from ours.
  • (20) BP credit rating downgraded after Tony Hayward's grilling by Congress 19 June One of BP's partners, Anadarko Petroleum, refuses to accept any responsibility for the Deepwater Horizon explosion despite owning a quarter of the well.

Paunch


Definition:

  • (n.) The belly and its contents; the abdomen; also, the first stomach, or rumen, of ruminants. See Rumen.
  • (n.) A paunch mat; -- called also panch.
  • (n.) The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper.
  • (v. t.) To pierce or rip the belly of; to eviscerate; to disembowel.
  • (v. t.) To stuff with food.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Cuplike indentations were present on the paunch epithelial surface and were sites of bacterial aggregation.
  • (2) Thirteen bacterial morphotypes in the paunch were described in detail: seven were observed only in R. flavipes, three were observed only in C. formosanus, and three were common to both termite species.
  • (3) Only one case was recorded in the long-tailed mouse (Oligoryzomys flavescens), and none in the white paunch mouse (Calomys laucha), both species sympatric with A.
  • (4) Recent episodes have expanded on the fruit-stall-as-metaphor-for-emotional-rejuvenation theme, with shots of the ex-chippy magnate sighing at customers, his paunch peering tentatively over his post-traumatic bumbag in a fashion that suggested normality – if not, perhaps, dignity – was imminent.
  • (5) In addition to the paunch, the midgut was also colonized by bacteria that were situated between epithelial microvilli.
  • (6) He was a talented sportsman before he lost the sight in his left eye in a rugby match, and still moves around with astonishing speed, despite an expanding paunch pushing at the buttons of his thick cotton shirt.
  • (7) The paunch epithelium was densely colonized by bacteria, many of which possessed holdfast elements that secured them tightly to this tissue and to other bacterial cells.
  • (8) The relative concentration (per mg total protein) was found to be in the order: Pancreas greater than liver greater than lymph node greater than testes, fat tissue greater than parotid gland, brain, spleen, lung greater than small intestine, spinal cord, large intestine, kidney greater than paunch, aorta greater than skeletal muscle greater than heart.
  • (9) Body measurements (heart and paunch girths, wither height, chest depth, pelvic length and width, and body length), body weight, and calving evaluation data (calf birth weight, calf sex, calf presentation, and calving assistance needed) were collected from 1974 parities of 762 Holstein cows between 1968 and 1986.
  • (10) The termite paunch microbiota consisted of an abundance of morphologically diverse bacteria and protozoa.
  • (11) Besides bacteria, the protozoan Pyrsonympha vertens adhered to the paunch epithelium of R. flavipes by means of an attachment organelle.
  • (12) But I hate that when I get up in the morning about a second later my paunch follows.
  • (13) Adipose tissue was found in all the typical mammalian depots and in the superficial abdominal paunch, which enlarged disproportionately in obese specimens, forming an almost continuous layer over most of the body.
  • (14) Phenotypic correlations of dam body traits with calf birth weight were all significantly positive when combined for all parities and ranged from .23 for paunch girth to .27 for body weight and heart girth.
  • (15) Adipocytes in the paunch depot showed biochemical properties in common with those in the groin depots.
  • (16) When he ended his career in 1999, aged 42, his hair was greying, he developed a paunch and he was often mocked for his feminine voice and questioned over whether he was gay.
  • (17) Amid the sea of balding scalps and protruding paunches, Flint, the 47-year-old minister for Europe, stands out like an exotically plumed peacock in a farm full of battery hens.