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 Apparent \Ap*par"ent\, 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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