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APPARENT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
Example:
a palpable lie
Synonyms:
apparent; evident; manifest; palpable; patent; plain; unmistakable
Classified under:
Similar:
obvious (easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind)
Derivation:
apparency; apparentness (the property of being apparent)
appear (come into sight or view)
appear (seem to be true, probable, or apparent)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Appearing as such but not necessarily so
Example:
his seeming honesty
Synonyms:
apparent; ostensible; seeming
Classified under:
Similar:
superficial (concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually)
Derivation:
apparentness (the property of being apparent)
appear (seem to be true, probable, or apparent)
Context examples:
While the star itself is ancient — probably twice the age of our Sun — and relatively inactive, it also has the fastest apparent motion of any star in the night sky.
(Super-Earth Discovered Around Barnard's Star, ESO)
The apparent coincidence may be an indication of twin nature in that comet.
(A 'Tail' of Two Comets, NASA)
When the researchers compared the geysers’ locations with low-resolution maps of thermal emission, it became apparent the greatest geyser activity coincided with the greatest thermal radiation.
(101 Geysers on Icy Saturn Moon, NASA)
The main purpose for most imaging of the sun by Curiosity and other Mars rovers has been to monitor how its apparent brightness is affected by dust in Mars' atmosphere above the rovers.
(Curiosity Mars Rover Tracks Sunspots, NASA)
The surface texture has yet to be resolved simply because we are still too far away; any apparent brighter or darker regions may turn out to be false interpretations at this early stage.
(Rosetta Comet May Be a Contact Binary, NASA)
However, on closer inspection, the tail was apparent.
(Dinosaur Tail Found in Myanmar, VOA News)
NGTS-1 is a relatively dim red M-dwarf, which are very common in the universe, of apparent magnitude 15.52 ± 0.08.
(Astronomers report dwarf star with unexpectedly giant planet, Wikinews)
Alas, it became apparent to you that the universe doesn’t necessarily work on your timetable but rather on its own schedule.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
You see I have not changed, though my sudden apparent appreciation in value compels me constantly to reassure myself on that point.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
"Our review found that if you want to use multivitamins, vitamin D, calcium or vitamin C, it does no harm — but there is no apparent advantage either."
(Most Popular Supplements Provide No Health Benefit, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
