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Webster 1913 Edition
Apparent
1.
Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.
The moon . . .
apparent
queen. Milton.
2.
Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.
It is
apparent
foul play. Shakespeare
3.
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.
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
(Law)
, one whose to an estate is indefeasible if he survives the ancestor; – in distinction from presumptive heir. See
Presumptive
.
Syn. – Visible; distinct; plain; obvious; clear; certain; evident; manifest; indubitable; notorious.
Ap-par′ent
,Noun.
An heir apparent.
[Obs.]
I’ll draw it [the sword] as
apparent
to the crown. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Apparent
APPA'RENT
,Adj.
1.
That may be seen, or easily seen; visible to the eye; within sight or view.2.
Obvious; plain; evident; indubitable; as, the wisdom of the creator is apparent in his works.3.
Visible, in opposition to hid or secret; as, a man's apparent conduct is good.4.
Visible; appearing to the eye; seeming, in distinction from true or real, as the apparent motion or diameter of the sun.Heirs apparent are those whose right to an estate is indefeasible, if they survive the ancestor; in distinction from presumptive heirs, who, if the ancestor should die immediately, would inherit, but whose right is liable to be defeated by the birth of their children.