Apparent (&unr_;), a. [F. apparent, L. apparens, -entis, p. pr. of apparere. See Appear.] 1. Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.
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The moon . . . apparent queen. Milton.
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2. Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.
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It is apparent foul play. Shak.
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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.
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To live on terms of civility, and even of apparent friendship. Macaulay.
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What Berkeley calls visible magnitude was by astronomers called apparent magnitude. Reid.
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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.
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Syn. -- Visible; distinct; plain; obvious; clear; certain; evident; manifest; indubitable; notorious.
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