01 a. Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.
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Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.“The moon . . . apparent queen.” — Milton.
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Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.“It is apparent foul play.” — Shak.
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Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming; as the apparent motion or diameter of the sun.“To live on terms of civility, and even of apparent friendship.” — Macaulay.“What Berkeley calls visible magnitude was by astronomers called apparent magnitude.” — Reid.
Phrases & compounds
Apparent horizon —
the circle which in a level plain bounds our view, and is formed by the apparent meeting of the earth and heavens, as distinguished from the rational horizon.
Apparent time —
See Time.
Heir apparent —
one whose to an estate is indefeasible if he survives the ancestor; -- in distinction from presumptive heir. See Presumptive.