Apparent horizon

/ɐpˈaɹənt həɹˈaɪzən/

/ɐpˈæɹənt hɚɹˈaɪzən/

[noun]

Apparent horizon

[NOUN]

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

synonyms : horizon

sensible horizon

skyline

visible horizon

Examples

1. So a lot of us heard Hawkings saying there are no black holes but, what he really said was the absence of event horizons means there are no black holes in the sense of regimes from which light can't escape to infinity there are, however apparent horizons which persist for a period of time.

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