Find more facts and information on our topic page about
horizon
horizon
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
|
1996
|
|
© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information)
Copyright
horizon XIV. Late ME.
orizon(te), — OF.
orizon(te) (mod.
horizon) — late L.
horīzōn,
-ont- — Gr.
horízōn, sb. use of prp. of
horízein bound, limit, f.
hōros boundary, limit. In later OF. and Eng. conformed to the L. nom.
So
horizontal pert. to the horizon XVI; parallel to the plane of the horizon XVII. — F. or modL.
Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.
|
Horizons BetaPro's NYMEX(R) Commodities-Based ETFs Surpass $500 million in First 6 Months.
PR Newswire; 7/28/2008; 700+ words
; ...are pleased to announce that the Horizons BetaPro Exchange Traded Funds ("ETFs...since inception six months ago. The Horizons BetaPro NYMEX(R) Crude Oil Bear Plus...trajectory. In less than 18 months, the Horizons BetaPro family of funds reached $1...
|
|
|
Horizon and Prime Announce Filing of Class Action Lawsuit
PR Newswire; 12/12/1997; 700+ words
; ...NYSE: PRT, PRT.PRB) and Horizon Group, Inc. (NYSE: HGI) announced...today that a purported shareholder of Horizon had filed a purported class action...Muskegon County, Michigan against Horizon, Prime and certain directors and...
|
|
HORIZON MENTAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS RESULTS.
Business Wire; 7/6/1995; 700+ words
; ...president and chief executive officer of Horizon Mental Health Management, Inc., said...share, for the same period in 1994. The Horizon operating subsidiary was formed August...outstanding 27.5% minority interest, which Horizon purchased on March 20, 1995, the operations...
|
|
|
HORIZON HEALTH SYSTEM AFFILIATES WITH HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM
PR Newswire; 9/15/1995; 700+ words
; ...DETROIT, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Horizon Health System and its two hospitals...Health System executive committee and the Horizon Health System board of trustees. The...System, "With the addition of the two Horizon hospitals and other services, we can...
|
|
|
Horizon Bancorp Announces a Profitable Second Quarter and Year to Date Results.(Financial report)
Business Wire; 7/22/2009; 700+ words
; MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. -- Horizon Bancorp (NASDAQ: HBNC) today announced...ended June 30, 2009. SUMMARY: * Horizon's second quarter 2009 net income...52 diluted earnings per share. * Horizon's net income for the six months ended...
|
|
|
Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. Announces Completion of Restatement of Financial Statements.
Business Wire; 11/21/2007; 700+ words
; ...Now Current MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. (NasdaqGM:NUHC...that were restated as a result of Nu Horizons' previously-disclosed tax and financial...for prior periods. In addition, Nu Horizons today filed its Quarterly Reports on...
|
|
|
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Announces $55 Million Health Care Affordability Dividend.
PR Newswire; 2/4/2004; 700+ words
; ...NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (Horizon BCBSNJ) today announced plans to distribute...William J. Marino, President and CEO of Horizon BCBSNJ, announced that the company's Board...
|
|
|
First Horizon Bank Attracts Top Marketing Talent.
Business Wire; 2/23/2004; 700+ words
; ...Traditional Approach to Northern Virginia Launch of First Horizon Bank First Horizon Bank, a full-service financial services company...today that McKie Toney and Gretchen Hamm joined First Horizon Bank as vice president and marketing director, and...
|
|
|
HORIZON MENTAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO VOTE ON ACQUISITION OF SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT AND NAME CHANGE TO HORIZON HEALTH CORPORATION.
Business Wire; 7/11/1997; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--July 11, 1997--Horizon Mental Health Management, Inc. (Nasdaq...become a wholly owned subsidiary of Horizon. The transaction is in the form of a tax-free stock exchange of Horizon common stock for all the outstanding...
|
|
|
HORIZON/CMS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION COMMENCES TENDER OFFER AND CONSENT SOLICITATION FOR ALL OF CMS' 10-7/8 AND 10-3/8 SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES
PR Newswire; 8/14/1995; 700+ words
; ...N.M., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Horizon/CMS Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: HHC) ("Horizon"), announced today that it has commenced...unless extended (the "Expiration Date"). Horizon is also soliciting consents (the "Consent...
|
|
Horizon
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...fully developed horizons. The O horizon (sometimes known...accumulation. The B horizon, stained red by...If the upper horizons erode, plant roots...The R layer (D horizon) is the bedrock...which the other horizons develop. Originally...
|
|
Horizon Organic Holding Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...contact with conventional milk. Horizon ’ s organic dairy...natural foods industry started Horizon Organic Dairy in 1991: Mark...Originally named Natural Horizons, the company launched its...organically produced foods, Horizon sought to make its product...
|
|
|
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. One Kendall...62441 Child Day Care Services Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. is the largest...camps, and special-event care. Bright Horizons counts among its clients 68 Fortune 500...
|
|
soil horizon
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
...horizons are surface horizons of mixed organo...been lost, the A horizon is sometimes called...for eluviated) horizon. Where they are present, B horizons are usually located...character of the horizon. C horizons are soil parent...
|
|
|
Event Horizon
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Event Horizon An event horizon, as defined...particle crosses the event horizon and its partner particle...created just outside the event horizon. As a 2006 meeting of the...for the existence of event horizons at black holes. Using NASA...
|
