sensible horizon

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nounAstronomy.

See under horizon (def. 2a).

Origin of sensible horizon

First recorded in 1635–45

Words Nearby sensible horizon

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How to use sensible horizon in a sentence

The sensible horizon is that portion of the surface of the earth, to which our vision extends.
Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained | Jane Haldimand Marcet and Thomas P. Jones
His "sensible horizon" was overhung with dark and heavy clouds.
The Lord's Coming | C. H. (Charles Henry) Mackintosh

British Dictionary definitions for sensible horizon

sensible horizon

noun

See horizon (def. 2a)

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Scientific definitions for sensible horizon

sensible horizon

[ sĕn′sə-bəl ]

The plane of an observer's position lying at a right angle to the line formed by the observer's zenith and nadir. The plane of the sensible horizon is parallel to the plane of the observer's celestial horizon but is tangential to the Earth's surface rather than passing through the Earth's center. Both the celestial and sensible horizons change with the observer's position. Compare celestial horizon.

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