apparent horizon
- noun
- Specialized
:
horizonte aparente
- From the cliff, the apparent horizon looked stunning.
Examples
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Sailing across the ocean, the apparent horizon appeared to stretch endlessly before us.
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From the cliff, we could see the apparent horizon merging with the blue sky, creating a stunning view.
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Clouds gathered along the apparent horizon, hinting at a coming storm.
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From the mountain peak, the apparent horizon stretched endlessly in all directions.
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The ship disappeared below the apparent horizon as it sailed away.
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The sun sets at the apparent horizon every evening.
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The photographer captured the sunset at the apparent horizon, where the sky met the water.
Synonyms
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A line far away where the sky looks like it meets the earth or sea
A line where the sky and sea or land seem to meet when you look out
The line where the earth and sky seem to meet
How Far
- Specialized
1
8.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'apparent' (as it appears) with 'horizon' (the line where sky and earth meet), so its meaning—the horizon as it appears from a particular vantage point—is directly inferable from the parts. While there is a technical distinction from 'true horizon' in specialist contexts, the basic compositional sense is cross-linguistically common and accessible to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Apparent horizon comes from a simple image: the horizon is the line where land or sea seems to meet the sky, and apparent means 'what appears from where you stand'. So the phrase names the visible line that 'seems to meet' the sky and the Earth's surface from a particular point.