geoidal horizon

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geoidal horizon [jē′ȯid·əl hə′rīz·ən]

(astronomy)

That circle of the celestial sphere formed by the intersection of the celestial sphere and a plane tangent to the sea-level surface of the earth at the zenith-nadir line.

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