apparentadj.n.

Brit.

/əˈparənt/,

/əˈparn̩t/,

/əˈpɛːrənt/,

/əˈpɛːrn̩t/, U.S.

/əˈpɛrənt/

Forms: Middle English aparant, Middle English–1500s apparaunt(e, Middle English–1600s apparant(e, (1600s appearant), Middle English– apparent. apheticMiddle English–1500s parent.

Etymology: < Old French aparant, -ent < Latin appārēnt-em (after which it has been subsequently refashioned), present participle of appārēre to come in sight: see appear v., and -ant suffix¹, -ent suffix. Apt to be confused with aperand , the northern present participle of apere , appear v. (see -and suffix¹), whence the mixed form appearant.

A. adj.

1. Meeting the eyes, showing itself; open to sight, visible, plainly seen. archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective] > clearly visible

senec1175

well seenc1175

naked?c1225

well isenec1275

bremec1340

evidenta1382

apparent1393

palpable?1435

open1478

pointablea1555

faira1568

full-eyed1581

unmasked1590

eyeful?1611

plain1613

prospecta1640

unovercloudeda1658

intuitive1801

unmystified1822

shroudless1841

unforeshortened1846

trenchant1849

focusable1889

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 269 This merveile, which they sigh So apparaunt to-fore her eye.

1481 W. Caxton tr. Myrrour of Worlde ii. xxxi. 125 By cause that it [the mone] is next to therthe it semeth grettest and most apparaunt of alle the other [planetes].

1516 Lyfe St. Birgette in Kalendre Newe Legende Eng. (Pynson) f. cxxv^v Whiche they dyd nat to the apparaunte syght of the worlde, but secretly.

1613 G. Wither Abuses Stript i. vii. sig. F5^v An owle-eyed buzzard, that by day is blind, And sees not things apparant.

1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies iii. ix. 199 Flee..from appearant destruction.

1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. vi. 392 This heard Minerva, but forbore to fly (By Neptune aw'd) apparent from the sky.

1873 W. Black Princess of Thule xxv. 418 With a very apparent and hearty gratitude in his face.

†2. Conspicuous, prominent. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective] > clearly visible > conspicuous

superapparent?a1475

apparent?1541

conspicuous1545

extant1566

conspicable1579

perspicuous1586

kenspeck1590

public1598

prominent1628

eye-taking1635

bold1678

kenspeckle1714

remarkable1726

telegraphic1809

supersalient1843

blatant1889

?1541 R. Copland Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens ii. sig. Civ The synewy cordes be made bare of the flesshe and apparentes.

1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 129 That place is very fitte..being high, eminent, and apparant.

1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 830 In a place more apparant than the rest, sitting in great majestie.

3. Manifest to the understanding; evident, plain, clear, obvious; palpable.

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the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > evident certainty > [adjective]

witterc1175

apert1340

clearc1380

plainc1395

apparentc1400

demonstrablea1425

demonstrate1509

sensible?1531

explicit1623

apodicticala1638

demonstrated1646

apodictic1652

flat1665

decided1757

distinct1828

c1400 Rom. Rose 5 Some swevene..Which hardely that false ne ben, But afterward ben apparaunte.

1599 Warning for Faire Women ii. 1569 Ile cleere my conscience And make the truth apparent to the world.

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1953) I. 272 The broadest, and apparantest outward seal, by which he testifies his love to man.

1645 [see sense A. 6].

1781 S. Johnson Gay in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets VIII. 28 The mind is repelled by useless and apparent falsehood.

1806 A. Knox Remains I. 24 The spirituality of our Lord's meaning..may be made more apparent.

4. In heir apparent (and its imitations): Manifest, evident, obvious; applied to a person who will undoubtedly inherit, if he or she survives the present possessor, as opposed to an heir presumptive, who though at present the nearest in succession, is liable to have his or her hope intercepted by the birth of a nearer heir.

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society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > succession > [adjective] > relating to inheritance > types of heir

heir apparentc1375

supposititious1625

reversional1663

reversionary1733

society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > succession > [noun] > descent by inheritance > heir > heir apparent

heir apparentc1375

apparent1393

heir parentc1432

parent heirc1432

heir of parencea1475

pearing heirc1480

c1375 J. Wyclif Wks. (1869) I. 402 Ȝif a man were ayre aparant of Englond.

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) iv. 71 His son..The eldest and apperande [1489 Adv. aperand] air.

1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xxix. 113 The mooste parent heyre of the lynage.]

1528–30 tr. T. Littleton Tenures (new ed.) f. l Yf tenaunt in the tayle enfeoffe his heyre apparaunt.

1572 (a1500) Taill of Rauf Coilȝear (1882) 935 Scho is, appeirand air To twa Douchereis.]

1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ vi. xii. 21 The Heir apparant of the Crown of France.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 287. ¶6 Hopeful Heirs apparent to great Empires.

1841 E. Miall in Nonconformist 1 248 What will the premier apparent do when he comes into power?

†5. Likely so far as appearances go. Obsolete.

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the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > probability, likelihood > [adjective] > appearing true or real

apparent1523

truthlike1566

showing1579

verisimilous1635

verisimilary1653

verisimilar1681

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. cclviii. 383 They knewe of no maner apparant reskewe comyng to them warde.

1524 T. Wolsey in State Papers Henry VIII (1836) IV. 197 The high benefites..apparant to ensue unto theym.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Richard III (1623) ii. ii. 110 + 8 As well the feare of harme, as harme apparant..ought to be preuented.

1654 T. Fuller 2 Serm. 40 Utterly unable, without his apparent ruine, to contest with the foresaid Duke.

1754 H. Walpole Lett. to H. Mann 252 III. 61 The three apparent candidates are Fox, Pitt and Murray.

6. Appearing to the senses or mind, as distinct from (though not necessarily opposed to) what really is; seeming. Contrasted with real. (The commonest sense now, but treated as novel in 1645.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > [adjective] > seeming or apparent

huedc1000

showing?c1400

seemlya1450

apparissaunt1485

superficial1616

specious1617

semblable1627

apparent1645

representative1646

skin-deep1653

appearing1656

seemingly1725

semblative1814

semblant1840

1645 J. Goodwin Innocency & Truth Triumphing 27 Not an apparant, but an apparent Schisme..for there is no realitie or truth, but onely an appearance or shew..of a schisme.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. 57 His real merit, and apparent fidelity, had gained the confidence both of the prince and people.

1785 T. Reid Ess. Intellect. Powers 265 What Berkeley calls visible magnitude, was by Astronomers called apparent magnitude.

1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics iii. 21 The difference between the real and apparent place of any point of an object.

1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. App. 618 The great apparent discrepancy between the two Chroniclers is merely apparent.

†7. quasi-adv. Evidently, manifestly. Obsolete. rare.

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society > communication > manifestation > manifestness > [adverb]

couthlyc900

sutelichec900

openlyOE

witterlyc1175

kithlya1300

witnessfullyc1374

evidentlya1382

plainlya1382

graithc1394

eberlya1400

express14..

manifest1431

patently1441

manifestlyc1475

evident?1520

grossly1526

apparently1533

clear1550

apparent1565

clearly1569

notoriously1589

plain1590

perspicuously1592

perspectively1598

transparently1617

liquidlya1631

visibly1631

obviously1638

fairly1655

perspiculously1661

remarkably1666

squarely1860

1565 J. Jewel Replie Hardinges Answeare iii. 169 He auoutcheth y^t thinge for true, that the simplest..knoweth to be apparent false.

†B. n. [by ellipsis.]

An heir apparent. Also figurative.

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society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > succession > [noun] > descent by inheritance > heir > heir apparent

heir apparentc1375

apparent1393

heir parentc1432

parent heirc1432

heir of parencea1475

pearing heirc1480

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 216 He that tho was apparant Upon the regne expectant.

1595 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 ii. ii. 64 King. Draw thy sword in right. Prince...Ile draw it as apparant to the crowne.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) i. ii. 178 Next to thy selfe, and my young Rouer, he's Apparant to my heart.

1646 J. Row Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1842) 389 My Lord of Lorn (appearand of Argyle).

Compounds

apparent magnitude n. [magnitude n. 3] the magnitude of a celestial body classified according to its apparent brightness, opposed to absolute magnitude n. at absolute adj. and n. Compounds 2.

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the world > the universe > star > star-matter > [noun] > magnitude

magnitude1580

mag1840

apparent magnitude1875

absolute magnitude1902

third magnitude1905

1875 Encycl. Brit. II. 822/1 The gathering of stars of the leading orders of apparent magnitude in the galactic zone shows that stars of many orders of real size and brightness are there gathered together.

1902 J. C. Kapteyn in Pbns. Kapteyn Astron. Lab. No. 11. p. 12 We further define the absolute magnitude (M) of a star..as the apparent magnitude which that star would have if it was transferred to a distance from the sun corresponding to a parallax of 0″·1.

1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 522/1 Apparent magnitude is the measure of the brightness on Pogson's logarithmic scale, in which each step of one whole magnitude represents a light ratio of 2·512, and this increases numerically with decreasing brightness.

apparent time n. (also apparent solar time) see quot. 1940.

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the world > time > reckoning of time > [noun] > systems of reckoning time of day

time1646

apparent time1694

local timea1703

Greenwich Mean Time1782

sun time1837

GMT1840

railway time1847

railroad time1849

Greenwich time1861

Eastern time1878

Pacific time1880

Universal Time1882

Eastern Standard Time1883

Mountain time1883

British Standard Time1908

daylight saving1908

zone time1908

LMT1909

British Summer Time1916

summertime1916

U.T.1929

B.S.T.1930

EST1935

British Double Summer Time1941

war time1942

B.D.S.T.1943

ephemeris time1950

1694 J. Smith Horol. Disquis. 30 Now the Clock being still naturally inclined to lose, I therefore..set him again..so he is again too fast for the sun 3′ 45″ (which is the most I suffer him to differ from the apparent Time).

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) (at cited word) Relative, Apparent, or Vulgar Time, is the sensible and outward Measure of any Duration or Continuance estimated by Motion; and this is commonly us'd instead of true Time.

1765 N. Maskelyne in Philos. Trans. 1764 (Royal Soc.) 54 344 There are three different kinds of time used by astronomers, sidereal time, apparent solar time, and mean solar time.

1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Math. Geogr. v. 16/1 A common sun-dial shows the hour of apparent time. Time-keepers or chronometers, common watches and clocks, are made to show the hour of mean time.

1922 H. S. Jones Gen. Astron. 48 If the sun is used as a reference body the time so determined is called apparent solar time.

1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 45/1 Apparent solar time, the hour angle, at any moment, of the true, or apparent, sun as distinguished from the mean sun... Sundials read apparent solar time.

1942 F. Debenham Astrographics (ed. 2) 20 The shadow of the real sun will only give us the irregular real sun time (called Apparent Time), so we have to add or subtract the Equation of Time to get Mean Time.

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apparent motion n. (a) chiefly Astronomy the perceived movement of a (celestial) object; (b) Psychology the illusion of movement produced when a series of stationary stimuli are viewed in rapid succession.

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1602 T. Blundeville Theoriques Seven Planets 277 The true or apparent motion of the Moone is an arch of the Eclipticke.

1715 tr. D. Gregory Elements Astron. I. iii. §11. 405 The apparent motion of the Sun will be equable.

1815 J. Playfair Outl. Nat. Philos. II. 29 The apparent motion of a body, in any direction, may arise either from the real motion of the body in that direction, or from the motion of the spectator in the opposite.

1934 H. C. Warren Dict. Psychol. 17/1 Apparent (motion or) movement, the perception of motion when stationary stimuli are exposed.

1966 Psychonomic Sci. 6 187/1 The present study explores apparent motion in a situation where a single light is alternated with an array of several lights.

1992 S. P. Maran Astron. & Astrophysics Encycl. 451/2 It was soon realized that these librations..were not actual oscillatory motions of the Moon, but apparent motions arising from Earth's changing viewpoint.

2002 Canad. Psychol. (Nexis) Nov. The rise of motion pictures fostered interest in the stroboscopic effect of apparent motion, fundamental to the illusion of continuity on the screen.

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apparent movement n. = apparent motion n. at Additions.

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1934 H. C. Warren Dict. Psychol. 17/1 Apparent (motion or) movement, the perception of motion when stationary stimuli are exposed.

1966 Gen. Jrnl. Psychol. 75 285 A study of the effect of intermittent visual stimulation and continuous visual stimulation on subsequent perception of apparent movement.

1987 Oxf. Compan. Mind 604/1 Motion pictures are possible because we perceive continuous movement in response to a rapid succession of static views. The phenomenon is often called apparent movement.

2006 Times Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 10 Mar. 6 Back in the classroom, pupils appreciate that the apparent movement of the Sun and stars is really caused by the rotation of Earth.

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apparent temperature n. (a) a measured, estimated, or perceived temperature which may differ from an actual temperature for a variety of reasons; (b) (Meteorology) a measure of ambient temperature as it is subjectively experienced, which reflects wind chill, humidity, and other factors as well as the temperature recorded by a thermometer.

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1844 T. Webster & F. Parkes Encycl. Domest. Econ. i. 90 Whatever has a higher temperature than our hand at the time will feel warm on touching it... The apparent temperature of any body is merely relative to that of our bodies at the time, and not dependant upon its actual temperature.

1911 Publ. Astron. Soc. Pacific 23 254 The apparent temperature of the Sun, computed by various methods, ranges from 5840°A. to 6430°A.

1979 R. M. Steadman in Jrnl. Appl. Meteorol. 18 874 A scale is derived in which any likely combination of summer temperature, humidity, wind and extra radiation can be expressed as apparent temperature.

2009 R. O. Gray et al. Stellar Spectral Classif. xi. 465 During maximum light, the apparent temperature of the star (actually the temperature of the pseudo-photosphere) decreases to about 7000–8000 K.

2019 Central Western Daily (Austral.) (Nexis) 19 Aug. 4 Australian forecasts could potentially adapt to follow North American models, which include a projected apparent temperature alongside maximums and minimums.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	apparent
释义	apparentadj.n. Brit. /əˈparənt/, /əˈparn̩t/, /əˈpɛːrənt/, /əˈpɛːrn̩t/, U.S. /əˈpɛrənt/ Forms: Middle English aparant, Middle English–1500s apparaunt(e, Middle English–1600s apparant(e, (1600s appearant), Middle English– apparent. apheticMiddle English–1500s parent. Etymology: < Old French aparant, -ent < Latin appārēnt-em (after which it has been subsequently refashioned), present participle of appārēre to come in sight: see appear v., and -ant suffix¹, -ent suffix. Apt to be confused with aperand , the northern present participle of apere , appear v. (see -and suffix¹), whence the mixed form appearant. A. adj. 1. Meeting the eyes, showing itself; open to sight, visible, plainly seen. archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective] > clearly visible senec1175 well seenc1175 naked?c1225 well isenec1275 bremec1340 evidenta1382 apparent1393 palpable?1435 open1478 pointablea1555 faira1568 full-eyed1581 unmasked1590 eyeful?1611 plain1613 prospecta1640 unovercloudeda1658 intuitive1801 unmystified1822 shroudless1841 unforeshortened1846 trenchant1849 focusable1889 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 269 This merveile, which they sigh So apparaunt to-fore her eye. 1481 W. Caxton tr. Myrrour of Worlde ii. xxxi. 125 By cause that it [the mone] is next to therthe it semeth grettest and most apparaunt of alle the other [planetes]. 1516 Lyfe St. Birgette in Kalendre Newe Legende Eng. (Pynson) f. cxxv^v Whiche they dyd nat to the apparaunte syght of the worlde, but secretly. 1613 G. Wither Abuses Stript i. vii. sig. F5^v An owle-eyed buzzard, that by day is blind, And sees not things apparant. 1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies iii. ix. 199 Flee..from appearant destruction. 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. vi. 392 This heard Minerva, but forbore to fly (By Neptune aw'd) apparent from the sky. 1873 W. Black Princess of Thule xxv. 418 With a very apparent and hearty gratitude in his face. †2. Conspicuous, prominent. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective] > clearly visible > conspicuous superapparent?a1475 apparent?1541 conspicuous1545 extant1566 conspicable1579 perspicuous1586 kenspeck1590 public1598 prominent1628 eye-taking1635 bold1678 kenspeckle1714 remarkable1726 telegraphic1809 supersalient1843 blatant1889 ?1541 R. Copland Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens ii. sig. Civ The synewy cordes be made bare of the flesshe and apparentes. 1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 129 That place is very fitte..being high, eminent, and apparant. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 830 In a place more apparant than the rest, sitting in great majestie. 3. Manifest to the understanding; evident, plain, clear, obvious; palpable. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > evident certainty > [adjective] witterc1175 apert1340 clearc1380 plainc1395 apparentc1400 demonstrablea1425 demonstrate1509 sensible?1531 explicit1623 apodicticala1638 demonstrated1646 apodictic1652 flat1665 decided1757 distinct1828 c1400 Rom. Rose 5 Some swevene..Which hardely that false ne ben, But afterward ben apparaunte. 1599 Warning for Faire Women ii. 1569 Ile cleere my conscience And make the truth apparent to the world. a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1953) I. 272 The broadest, and apparantest outward seal, by which he testifies his love to man. 1645 [see sense A. 6]. 1781 S. Johnson Gay in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets VIII. 28 The mind is repelled by useless and apparent falsehood. 1806 A. Knox Remains I. 24 The spirituality of our Lord's meaning..may be made more apparent. 4. In heir apparent (and its imitations): Manifest, evident, obvious; applied to a person who will undoubtedly inherit, if he or she survives the present possessor, as opposed to an heir presumptive, who though at present the nearest in succession, is liable to have his or her hope intercepted by the birth of a nearer heir. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > succession > [adjective] > relating to inheritance > types of heir heir apparentc1375 supposititious1625 reversional1663 reversionary1733 society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > succession > [noun] > descent by inheritance > heir > heir apparent heir apparentc1375 heir apparentc1375 apparent1393 heir parentc1432 parent heirc1432 heir of parencea1475 pearing heirc1480 c1375 J. Wyclif Wks. (1869) I. 402 Ȝif a man were ayre aparant of Englond. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) iv. 71 His son..The eldest and apperande [1489 Adv. aperand] air. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xxix. 113 The mooste parent heyre of the lynage.] 1528–30 tr. T. Littleton Tenures (new ed.) f. l Yf tenaunt in the tayle enfeoffe his heyre apparaunt. 1572 (a1500) Taill of Rauf Coilȝear (1882) 935 Scho is, appeirand air To twa Douchereis.] 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ vi. xii. 21 The Heir apparant of the Crown of France. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 287. ¶6 Hopeful Heirs apparent to great Empires. 1841 E. Miall in Nonconformist 1 248 What will the premier apparent do when he comes into power? †5. Likely so far as appearances go. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > probability, likelihood > [adjective] > appearing true or real apparent1523 truthlike1566 showing1579 verisimilous1635 verisimilary1653 verisimilar1681 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. cclviii. 383 They knewe of no maner apparant reskewe comyng to them warde. 1524 T. Wolsey in State Papers Henry VIII (1836) IV. 197 The high benefites..apparant to ensue unto theym. a1616 W. Shakespeare Richard III (1623) ii. ii. 110 + 8 As well the feare of harme, as harme apparant..ought to be preuented. 1654 T. Fuller 2 Serm. 40 Utterly unable, without his apparent ruine, to contest with the foresaid Duke. 1754 H. Walpole Lett. to H. Mann 252 III. 61 The three apparent candidates are Fox, Pitt and Murray. 6. Appearing to the senses or mind, as distinct from (though not necessarily opposed to) what really is; seeming. Contrasted with real. (The commonest sense now, but treated as novel in 1645.) ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > [adjective] > seeming or apparent huedc1000 showing?c1400 seemlya1450 apparissaunt1485 superficial1616 specious1617 semblable1627 apparent1645 representative1646 skin-deep1653 appearing1656 seemingly1725 semblative1814 semblant1840 1645 J. Goodwin Innocency & Truth Triumphing 27 Not an apparant, but an apparent Schisme..for there is no realitie or truth, but onely an appearance or shew..of a schisme. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. 57 His real merit, and apparent fidelity, had gained the confidence both of the prince and people. 1785 T. Reid Ess. Intellect. Powers 265 What Berkeley calls visible magnitude, was by Astronomers called apparent magnitude. 1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics iii. 21 The difference between the real and apparent place of any point of an object. 1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. App. 618 The great apparent discrepancy between the two Chroniclers is merely apparent. †7. quasi-adv. Evidently, manifestly. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > manifestness > [adverb] couthlyc900 sutelichec900 openlyOE witterlyc1175 kithlya1300 witnessfullyc1374 evidentlya1382 plainlya1382 graithc1394 eberlya1400 express14.. manifest1431 patently1441 manifestlyc1475 evident?1520 grossly1526 apparently1533 clear1550 apparent1565 clearly1569 notoriously1589 plain1590 perspicuously1592 perspectively1598 transparently1617 liquidlya1631 visibly1631 obviously1638 fairly1655 perspiculously1661 remarkably1666 squarely1860 1565 J. Jewel Replie Hardinges Answeare iii. 169 He auoutcheth y^t thinge for true, that the simplest..knoweth to be apparent false. †B. n. [by ellipsis.] An heir apparent. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > succession > [noun] > descent by inheritance > heir > heir apparent heir apparentc1375 heir apparentc1375 apparent1393 heir parentc1432 parent heirc1432 heir of parencea1475 pearing heirc1480 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 216 He that tho was apparant Upon the regne expectant. 1595 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 ii. ii. 64 King. Draw thy sword in right. Prince...Ile draw it as apparant to the crowne. a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) i. ii. 178 Next to thy selfe, and my young Rouer, he's Apparant to my heart. View more context for this quotation 1646 J. Row Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1842) 389 My Lord of Lorn (appearand of Argyle). Compounds apparent magnitude n. [magnitude n. 3] the magnitude of a celestial body classified according to its apparent brightness, opposed to absolute magnitude n. at absolute adj. and n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > star > star-matter > [noun] > magnitude magnitude1580 mag1840 apparent magnitude1875 absolute magnitude1902 third magnitude1905 1875 Encycl. Brit. II. 822/1 The gathering of stars of the leading orders of apparent magnitude in the galactic zone shows that stars of many orders of real size and brightness are there gathered together. 1902 J. C. Kapteyn in Pbns. Kapteyn Astron. Lab. No. 11. p. 12 We further define the absolute magnitude (M) of a star..as the apparent magnitude which that star would have if it was transferred to a distance from the sun corresponding to a parallax of 0″·1. 1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 522/1 Apparent magnitude is the measure of the brightness on Pogson's logarithmic scale, in which each step of one whole magnitude represents a light ratio of 2·512, and this increases numerically with decreasing brightness. apparent time n. (also apparent solar time) see quot. 1940. ΘΚΠ the world > time > reckoning of time > [noun] > systems of reckoning time of day time1646 apparent time1694 local timea1703 Greenwich Mean Time1782 sun time1837 GMT1840 railway time1847 railroad time1849 Greenwich time1861 Eastern time1878 Pacific time1880 Universal Time1882 Eastern Standard Time1883 Mountain time1883 British Standard Time1908 daylight saving1908 zone time1908 LMT1909 British Summer Time1916 summertime1916 U.T.1929 B.S.T.1930 EST1935 British Double Summer Time1941 war time1942 B.D.S.T.1943 ephemeris time1950 1694 J. Smith Horol. Disquis. 30 Now the Clock being still naturally inclined to lose, I therefore..set him again..so he is again too fast for the sun 3′ 45″ (which is the most I suffer him to differ from the apparent Time). 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) (at cited word) Relative, Apparent, or Vulgar Time, is the sensible and outward Measure of any Duration or Continuance estimated by Motion; and this is commonly us'd instead of true Time. 1765 N. Maskelyne in Philos. Trans. 1764 (Royal Soc.) 54 344 There are three different kinds of time used by astronomers, sidereal time, apparent solar time, and mean solar time. 1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Math. Geogr. v. 16/1 A common sun-dial shows the hour of apparent time. Time-keepers or chronometers, common watches and clocks, are made to show the hour of mean time. 1922 H. S. Jones Gen. Astron. 48 If the sun is used as a reference body the time so determined is called apparent solar time. 1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 45/1 Apparent solar time, the hour angle, at any moment, of the true, or apparent, sun as distinguished from the mean sun... Sundials read apparent solar time. 1942 F. Debenham Astrographics (ed. 2) 20 The shadow of the real sun will only give us the irregular real sun time (called Apparent Time), so we have to add or subtract the Equation of Time to get Mean Time. Draft additions March 2007 apparent motion n. (a) chiefly Astronomy the perceived movement of a (celestial) object; (b) Psychology the illusion of movement produced when a series of stationary stimuli are viewed in rapid succession. ΚΠ 1602 T. Blundeville Theoriques Seven Planets 277 The true or apparent motion of the Moone is an arch of the Eclipticke. 1715 tr. D. Gregory Elements Astron. I. iii. §11. 405 The apparent motion of the Sun will be equable. 1815 J. Playfair Outl. Nat. Philos. II. 29 The apparent motion of a body, in any direction, may arise either from the real motion of the body in that direction, or from the motion of the spectator in the opposite. 1934 H. C. Warren Dict. Psychol. 17/1 Apparent (motion or) movement, the perception of motion when stationary stimuli are exposed. 1966 Psychonomic Sci. 6 187/1 The present study explores apparent motion in a situation where a single light is alternated with an array of several lights. 1992 S. P. Maran Astron. & Astrophysics Encycl. 451/2 It was soon realized that these librations..were not actual oscillatory motions of the Moon, but apparent motions arising from Earth's changing viewpoint. 2002 Canad. Psychol. (Nexis) Nov. The rise of motion pictures fostered interest in the stroboscopic effect of apparent motion, fundamental to the illusion of continuity on the screen. Draft additions March 2007 apparent movement n. = apparent motion n. at Additions. ΚΠ 1934 H. C. Warren Dict. Psychol. 17/1 Apparent (motion or) movement, the perception of motion when stationary stimuli are exposed. 1966 Gen. Jrnl. Psychol. 75 285 A study of the effect of intermittent visual stimulation and continuous visual stimulation on subsequent perception of apparent movement. 1987 Oxf. Compan. Mind 604/1 Motion pictures are possible because we perceive continuous movement in response to a rapid succession of static views. The phenomenon is often called apparent movement. 2006 Times Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 10 Mar. 6 Back in the classroom, pupils appreciate that the apparent movement of the Sun and stars is really caused by the rotation of Earth. Draft additions December 2020 apparent temperature n. (a) a measured, estimated, or perceived temperature which may differ from an actual temperature for a variety of reasons; (b) (Meteorology) a measure of ambient temperature as it is subjectively experienced, which reflects wind chill, humidity, and other factors as well as the temperature recorded by a thermometer. ΚΠ 1844 T. Webster & F. Parkes Encycl. Domest. Econ. i. 90 Whatever has a higher temperature than our hand at the time will feel warm on touching it... The apparent temperature of any body is merely relative to that of our bodies at the time, and not dependant upon its actual temperature. 1911 Publ. Astron. Soc. Pacific 23 254 The apparent temperature of the Sun, computed by various methods, ranges from 5840°A. to 6430°A. 1979 R. M. Steadman in Jrnl. Appl. Meteorol. 18 874 A scale is derived in which any likely combination of summer temperature, humidity, wind and extra radiation can be expressed as apparent temperature. 2009 R. O. Gray et al. Stellar Spectral Classif. xi. 465 During maximum light, the apparent temperature of the star (actually the temperature of the pseudo-photosphere) decreases to about 7000–8000 K. 2019 Central Western Daily (Austral.) (Nexis) 19 Aug. 4 Australian forecasts could potentially adapt to follow North American models, which include a projected apparent temperature alongside maximums and minimums. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2022). † apparentv. Etymology: < apparent adj. Obsolete. rare. To make apparent or manifest. 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Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande vi. f. 21^v/2, in R. Holinshed Chron. I It hath beene manifestlye apparented. 1601 W. Fulbecke Parallele or Conf. Law x. f. 73 The qualitie of euery thing should be apparanted by termes of efficacie. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.n.c1375v.1577
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