Associations to the word «Apparent»

APPARENT, adjective. Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.

APPARENT, adjective. Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.

APPARENT, adjective. Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming.

APPARENT BRIGHTNESS, noun. (astronomy) The brightness of a star as measured by an observer, as opposed to its intrinsic brightness when corrected for distance or absorption.

APPARENT BRIGHTNESSES, noun. Plural of apparent brightness

APPARENT MAGNITUDE, noun. (astronomy) a numerical measure of the brightness of a star, planet etc.; a decrease of 1 unit represents an increase in the light received by a factor of 2.512

APPARENT, adjective. Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view".

APPARENT, adjective. Appearing as such but not necessarily so; "for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"; "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"; "the ostensible truth of their theories"; "his seeming honesty".