No. 7,394 in Russian
горизонт
Horizon.
In a sentence
На горизонте виднелись высокие горы.
Tall mountains were visible on the horizon.
Here 'горизонт' refers to the line at which the earth's surface and the sky appear to meet.
Горизонт событий чёрной дыры — это граница, за которой свет не может вырваться.
The event horizon of a black hole is the boundary beyond which light cannot escape.
In this sentence 'горизонт' is used metaphorically to describe the boundary of a specific physical region in astrophysics.
Открылись новые горизонты для науки и человека.
New horizons opened for science and mankind.
Here 'горизонт' is used figuratively to mean new opportunities or areas of exploration.
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