[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sensible \sen"sible\, a. f., fr. l. sensibilis, fr. sensus
   sense.
   1. capable of being perceived by the senses; apprehensible
      through the bodily organs; hence, also, perceptible to the
      mind; making an impression upon the sense, reason, or
      understanding; ?????? heat; sensible resistance.
      1913 webster

            air is sensible to the touch by its motion.
                                                  --arbuthnot.
      1913 webster

            the disgrace was more sensible than the pain. --sir
                                                  w. temple.
      1913 webster

            any very sensible effect upon the prices of things.
                                                  --a. smith.
      1913 webster

   2. having the capacity of receiving impressions from external
      objects; capable of perceiving by the instrumentality of
      the proper organs; liable to be affected physsically or
      mentally; impressible.
      1913 webster

            would your cambric were sensible as your finger.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. hence: liable to impression from without; easily affected;
      having nice perception or acute feeling; sensitive; also,
      readily moved or affected by natural agents; delicate; as,
      a sensible thermometer. "with affection wondrous
      sensible." --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. perceiving or having perception, either by the senses or
      the mind; cognizant; perceiving so clearly as to be
      convinced; satisfied; persuaded.
      1913 webster

            he man can not think at any time, waking or
            sleeping, without being sensible of it. --locke.
      1913 webster

            they are now sensible it would have been better to
            comply than to refuse.                --addison.
      1913 webster

   5. having moral perception; capable of being affected by
      moral good or evil.
      1913 webster

   6. possessing or containing sense or reason; giftedwith, or
      characterized by, good or common sense; intelligent; wise.
      1913 webster

            now a sensible man, by and by a fool. --shak.
      1913 webster

   sensible note or sensible tone mus., the major seventh
      note of any scale; -- so called because, being but a half
      step below the octave, or key tone, and naturally leading
      up to that, it makes the ear sensible of its approaching
      sound. called also the leading tone.

   sensible horizon. see horizon, n., 2.
      a .
          1913 webster

   syn: intelligent; wise.

   usage: sensible, intelligent. we call a man sensible
          whose judgments and conduct are marked and governed by
          sound judgment or good common semse. we call one
          intelligent who is quick and clear in his
          understanding, i. e., who discriminates readily and
          nicely in respect to difficult and important
          distinction. the sphere of the sensible man lies in
          matters of practical concern; of the intelligent man,
          in subjects of intellectual interest. "i have been
          tired with accounts from sensible men, furnished with
          matters of fact which have happened within their own
          knowledge." --addison. "trace out numerous footsteps .
          . . of a most wise and intelligent architect
          throughout all this stupendous fabric." --woodward.
          1913 webster
see also:
sensible note sensible tone leading tone sensible horizon horizon sensible 
intelligent 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

horizon \hori"zon\, n. f., fr. l. horizon, fr. gr. ? sc. ?
   the bounding line, horizon, fr. ? to bound, fr. ? boundary,
   limit.
   1. 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.
      1913 webster

            and when the morning sun shall raise his car
            above the border of this horizon.     --shak.
      1913 webster

            all the horizon round
            invested with bright rays.            --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. astron.
      a 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.
      b a plane parallel to the sensible horizon of a place,
          and passing through the earth's center; -- called also
          rational horizon or celestial horizon.
      c naut. the unbroken line separating sky and water, as
          seen by an eye at a given elevation, no land being
          visible.
          1913 webster

   3. geol. the epoch or time during which a deposit was made.
      1913 webster

            the strata all over the earth, which were formed at
            the same time, are said to belong to the same
            geological horizon.                   --le conte.
      1913 webster

   4. painting 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.
      1913 webster

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

   6. fig. 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.
      pjc

   apparent horizon. see under apparent.

   artificial horizon, a level mirror, as the surface of
      mercury in a shallow vessel, or a plane reflector adjusted
      to the true level artificially; -- used chiefly with the
      sextant for observing the double altitude of a celestial
      body.

   celestial horizon. astron. see def. 2, above.

   dip of the horizon astron., the vertical angle between
      the sensible horizon and a line to the visible horizon,
      the latter always being below the former.

   rational horizon, and sensible horizon. astron. see
      def. 2, above.

   visible horizon. see definitions 1 and 2, above.
      1913 webster
see also:
rational horizon celestial horizon apparent horizon apparent artificial horizon celestial horizon 
dip of the horizon rational horizon sensible horizon visible horizon 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

sensible horizon
     n : the line at which the sky and earth appear to meet syn: horizon,
          apparent horizon, visible horizon, skyline
see also:
horizon apparent horizon visible horizon skyline 

Sensible >> S Words
Sensible, definition of term: Sensible
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Horizon >> H Words
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Horizon in TutorGig Dictionary
...... the sensible horizon. (b) A plane parallel to the sensible horizon of ... Horizon Yachts * Horizon Travel * Horizon Pulp and Paper * Horizon ... ..
http://www.tutorgig.com/d/Horizon, score=100, date indexed=December 19, 2005, 7:18 am

SENSIBLE HORIZON - Definition
...Meaning of SENSIBLE HORIZON. Pronunciation:  . 'sensubul hu'rIzun. ... apparent horizon, horizon, skyline, visible horizon.  .  . See Also:.   ... ..
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/sensible+horizon, score=87, date indexed=November 15, 2005, 9:06 pm

Allwords.com Definition of horizon
...Also called sensible horizon, apparent horizon or visible horizon.. 2 ... Also called sensible horizon , apparent horizon or visible horizon .. ... ..
http://www.allwords.com/word-horizon.html, score=81, date indexed=January 18, 2006, 11:48 am

horizon - definition by dict.die.net
...... the sensible horizon. (b) A plane parallel to the sensible horizon of ... horizon, visible horizon, sensible horizon, skyline] 2: the range of ... ..
http://dict.die.net/horizon/, score=75, date indexed=November 26, 2005, 11:17 am

sensible horizon. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: ...
...sensible horizon. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English ... sensible horizon.  . NOUN:. The plane intersecting an observer's ... ..
http://www.bartleby.com/61/68/S0266800.html, score=75, date indexed=November 18, 2005, 2:05 am

lost horizon - Definition and Meaning of lost horizon
...2: horizon]], [[visible horizon]], [[sensible horizon]], [[skyline]]] ... horizon]], [[A horizon]]] Soil Horizon (Wordnet 2.0). 1: soil horizon< ... ..
http://www.wordiq.com/reference/lost+horizon, score=75, date indexed=December 17, 2005, 10:42 am

sensible horizon (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)
...sensible horizon > noun, location. Meaning. The line at which the sky ... Synonyms. horizon, apparent horizon, visible horizon, skyline. Part of ... ..
http://www.hyperdic.com/dic/sensible_horizon.htm, score=75, date indexed=November 13, 2005, 2:42 pm

Sensible horizon - Definition of Sensible horizon by Webster Dictionary
...Sensible horizon - Definition of Sensible horizon is presented by 1913 ... See also: Sensible Related Words. apparent horizon, horizon, line, ... ..
http://www.webster-dictionary.net/definition/Sensible%20horizon, score=68, date indexed=November 11, 2005, 3:49 pm

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