Vertical vs. Horizon — What's the Difference?

Being or situated at right angles to the horizon; upright.

The horizon is the apparent line that separates the surface of a celestial body from its sky when viewed from the perspective of an observer on or near the surface of the relevant body. This line divides all viewing directions based on whether it intersects the relevant body's surface or not.

Situated at the vertex or highest point; directly overhead.

The apparent intersection of the earth and sky as seen by an observer. Also called apparent horizon.

(Anatomy) Of or relating to the vertex of the head.

See sensible horizon.

Relating to or involving all stages from production to sale

See celestial horizon.

Of or relating to a business model that offers a specific product or service to a specific customer base rather than offering a wide range of products or services in a wider market.

The limit or edge of the observable universe.

Relating to or composed of elements at different levels, as of society.

The range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest.

(Medicine) Of or relating to transmission of a disease or condition from parent to offspring, either through genetic inheritance or through circumstances occurring between conception and birth.

A specific position in a column of rock layers, usually designated by the occurrence of one or more distinctive fossils or by a distinctive sediment bed, that is used in stratigraphy.

Something vertical, as a line, plane, or circle.

A layer of soil that can be distinguished from adjacent layers of soil and that is characterized by a certain color, texture, structure or chemical composition.

A vertical position.

(Archaeology) A period during which the influence of a specified culture spread rapidly over a defined area

Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.

The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.

In a two-dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis y oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis x.

(figuratively) The range or limit of one's knowledge, experience or interest; a boundary or threshold.

In a three-dimensional co-ordinate system, describing the axis z oriented normal (perpendicular, orthogonal) to the basic plane xy.

The range or limit of any dimension in which one exists.

(marketing) Of or pertaining to vertical markets.

(geology) A specific layer of soil, or stratum

(wine tasting) Involving different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery.

A cultural sub-period or level within a more encompassing time period.

(music) Of an interval: having the two notes sound simultaneously.

Any level line or surface.

A vertex or zenith.

(chess) The point at which a computer chess algorithm stops searching for further moves.

A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular.

The line which bounds that part of the earth's surface visible to a spectator from a given point; the apparent junction of the earth and sky.

An individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.

A plane passing through the eye of the spectator and at right angles to the vertical at a given place; a plane tangent to the earth's surface at that place; called distinctively the sensible horizon.

A vertical component of a structure.

The epoch or time during which a deposit was made.

(marketing) A vertical market.

The chief horizontal line in a picture of any sort, which determines in the picture the height of the eye of the spectator; in an extended landscape, the representation of the natural horizon corresponds with this line.

Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one.

The limit of a person's range of perception, capabilities, or experience; as, children raised in the inner city have limited horizons.

Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb; as, a vertical line.

A boundary point or line, or a time point, beyond which new knowledge or experiences may be found; as, more powerful computers are just over the horizon.

Vertical position; zenith.

The line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

A vertical line, plane, or circle.

The range of interest or activity that can be anticipated;

Something that is oriented vertically

A specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land

A vertical structural member as a post or stake;

The great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth

At right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line;

Upright in position or posture;