- readily seen; exposed to sight; open to view; visible: The crack in the wall was readily apparent.
- capable of being easily perceived or understood; plain or clear; obvious: The solution to the problem was apparent to all.
- according to appearances, initial evidence, incomplete results, etc.; ostensible rather than actual: He was the apparent winner of the election.
- entitled to a right of inheritance by birth, indefeasible except by one's death before that of the ancestor, to an inherited throne, title, or other estate.
- readily seen or understood; evident; obvious
- seeming, as opposed to real
- as observed but ignoring such factors as the motion of the observer, changes in the environment, etc
