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Definition of Sensible horizon
1. Noun. The line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet.
Group relationships: Linear Perspective, Perspective
Generic synonyms: Line
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sensible Horizon
Literary usage of Sensible horizon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Surveying by Reginald Empson Middleton, Osbert Chadwick, J. du T. Bogle (1911)
"It is parallel to the plane of the ' sensible horizon,' which, ... The distance
between the ' rational,' and the ' sensible horizon plane ' is negligible as ..."
2. The Elements of the Theory of Astronomy by John Hymers (1840)
"... sensible horizon. Dip of the Horizon. 6. If the Plumb-line at any place, that
is, a line perpendicular to the plane of standing water, ..."
3. A Text-book of General Astronomy for Colleges and Scientific Schools by Charles Augustus Young (1898)
"The plane of the sensible horizon passes through the observer; the plane of the
rational horizon passes through the centre of the earth, parallel to the ..."
4. A Text-book of General Astronomy for Colleges and Scientific Schools by Charles Augustus Young (1916)
"Many writers make a distinction between the sensible and rational horizons.
The plane of the sensible horizon passes through the observer; the plane of the ..."
5. A Text-book of General Astronomy for Colleges and Scientific Schools by Charles Augustus Young (1888)
"The plane of the sensible horizon passes through the observer; the plane of the
rational horizon passes through the centre of the earth, parallel to the ..."
6. A Text-book of General Astronomy for Colleges and Scientific Schools by Charles Augustus Young (1916)
"The plane of the sensible horizon passes through the observer; the plane of the
rational horizon passes through the centre of the earth, parallel to the ..."
7. A Text-book of General Astronomy for Colleges and Scientific Schools by Charles Augustus Young (1898)
"The plane of the sensible horizon passes through the observer ; the plane of the
rational horizon passes through the centre of the earth, parallel to the ..."
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