orizzonte

Definitions of orizzonte
  1. noun
    the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
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    type of:
    ambito, area, contesto, orbita, settore, ventaglio
    an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
  2. noun
    the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
  3. noun
    the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth
  4. noun
    a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land
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    type of:
    falda, strato
    one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
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