n. An heir apparent. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
I'll draw it [ the sword ] as apparent to the crown. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. apparent, L. apparens, -entis, p. pr. of apparere. See Appear. ]
The moon . . . apparent queen. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
It is apparent foul play. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
To live on terms of civility, and even of apparent friendship. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
What Berkeley calls visible magnitude was by astronomers called apparent magnitude. Reid. [ 1913 Webster ]
Apparent horizon,
Apparent time.
Heir apparent (Law),
adv.
If he should scorn me so apparently. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Plainness to the eye or the mind; visibleness; obviousness. [ R. ] Sherwood. [ 1913 Webster ]