(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.
Range
Definition:
(n.) To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order; to rank; as, to range soldiers in line.
(n.) To place (as a single individual) among others in a line, row, or order, as in the ranks of an army; -- usually, reflexively and figuratively, (in the sense) to espouse a cause, to join a party, etc.
(n.) To separate into parts; to sift.
(n.) To dispose in a classified or in systematic order; to arrange regularly; as, to range plants and animals in genera and species.
(n.) To rove over or through; as, to range the fields.
(n.) To sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near; as, to range the coast.
(n.) To be native to, or to live in; to frequent.
(v. i.) To rove at large; to wander without restraint or direction; to roam.
(v. i.) To have range; to change or differ within limits; to be capable of projecting, or to admit of being projected, especially as to horizontal distance; as, the temperature ranged through seventy degrees Fahrenheit; the gun ranges three miles; the shot ranged four miles.
(v. i.) To be placed in order; to be ranked; to admit of arrangement or classification; to rank.
(v. i.) To have a certain direction; to correspond in direction; to be or keep in a corresponding line; to trend or run; -- often followed by with; as, the front of a house ranges with the street; to range along the coast.
(v. i.) To be native to, or live in, a certain district or region; as, the peba ranges from Texas to Paraguay.
(v.) A series of things in a line; a row; a rank; as, a range of buildings; a range of mountains.
(v.) An aggregate of individuals in one rank or degree; an order; a class.
(v.) The step of a ladder; a rung.
(v.) A kitchen grate.
(v.) An extended cooking apparatus of cast iron, set in brickwork, and affording conveniences for various ways of cooking; also, a kind of cooking stove.
(v.) A bolting sieve to sift meal.
(v.) A wandering or roving; a going to and fro; an excursion; a ramble; an expedition.
(v.) That which may be ranged over; place or room for excursion; especially, a region of country in which cattle or sheep may wander and pasture.
(v.) Extent or space taken in by anything excursive; compass or extent of excursion; reach; scope; discursive power; as, the range of one's voice, or authority.
(v.) The region within which a plant or animal naturally lives.
(v.) The horizontal distance to which a shot or other projectile is carried.
(v.) Sometimes, less properly, the trajectory of a shot or projectile.
(v.) A place where shooting, as with cannons or rifles, is practiced.
(v.) In the public land system of the United States, a row or line of townships lying between two successive meridian lines six miles apart.
(v.) See Range of cable, below.
Example Sentences:
(1) Arda Turan's deflected long-range strike puts Atlético back in control.
(2) The issue of the Schizophrenia Bulletin is devoted to articles representing this full range of conceptual and empirical work on first-episode psychosis.
(3) Open field behaviors and isolation-induced aggression were reduced by anxiolytics, at doses which may be within the sedative-hypnotic range.
(4) The PSB dioxygenase system displayed a narrow substrate range: none of 18 sulphonated or non-sulphonated analogues of PSB showed significant substrate-dependent O2 uptake.
(5) When the data correlating DHT with protein synthesis using both labelling techniques were combined, the curves were parallel and a strong correlation was noted between DHT and protein synthesis over a wide range of values (P less than 0.001).
(6) Finally the advanced automation of the equipment allowed weekly the evaluation of catecholamines and the whole range of their known metabolites in 36 urine samples.
(7) There were 12 males, 6 females, with mean age of 55.1 yrs (range 39-77 yrs).
(8) Peak Expiratory Flow and Forced Expiratory Mean Flows in the ranges 0-25%, 25-50% and 50-75% of Forced Vital Capacity were significantly reduced in animals exposed to gasoline exhaust fumes, whereas the group exposed to ethanol exhaust fumes did not differ from the control group.
(9) In a double-blind, crossover-designed study, 9 male subjects (age range: 18-25 years) received 25 mg orally, four times per day of either S or an identically-appearing placebo (P) 2 d prior to and during HA.
(10) Polygraphic recordings during sleep were performed on 18 elderly persons (age range: 64-100 years).
(11) Matthias Müller, VW’s chief executive, said: “In light of the wide range of challenges we are currently facing, we are satisfied overall with the start we have made to what will undoubtedly be a demanding fiscal year 2016.
(12) In seven girls with early adrenarche, plasma concentrations of DHEA were in the upper range of normal values, whereas T levels were within the normal range.
(13) In the patients who have died or have been classified as slowly progressive the serum 19-9 changes ranged from +13% to +707%.
(14) This promotion of repetitive activity by the introduction of additional potassium channels occurred up to an "optimal" value beyond which a further increase in paranodal potassium permeability narrowed the range of currents with a repetitive response.
(15) Displacement of a colinear line over the same range without an offset evoked little, if any, response.
(16) I wish to clarify that for the period 1998 to 2002 I was employed by Fifa to work on a wide range of matters relating to football,” Platini wrote.
(17) The technique resolved chromosomes in the size range of 100 kb-1 Mb.
(18) Achilles tendon overuse injuries exist as a spectrum of diseases ranging from inflammation of the paratendinous tissue (paratenonitis), to structural degeneration of the tendon (tendinosis), and finally tendon rupture.
(19) We report the treatment of 44 boys with constitutional delay of growth and puberty (CDGP) at a mean chronological age of 14.3 years (range, 12.4-17.1) and bone age of 12.1 years (range, 9.1-15.0).
(20) The average follow-up was 3.5 years (range 2-5.5 years).