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apparent horizon

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apparent horizon
n.
See horizon.
apparent horizon  (-pârnt)
See horizon.
The visible line of demarcation between land/sea and sky.
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Noun1.apparent horizonapparent horizon - the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
horizon, sensible horizon, visible horizon, skyline
linear perspective, perspective - the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer
line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent


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