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SKYLINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
Synonyms:
apparent horizon; horizon; sensible horizon; skyline; visible horizon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("skyline" is a kind of...):
line (a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent)
Holonyms ("skyline" is a part of...):
linear perspective; perspective (the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The outline of objects seen against the sky
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("skyline" is a kind of...):
lineation; outline (the line that appears to bound an object)
