clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment But the elderly creak is beginning to become apparent in McCartney’s voice. — Time (Feb 16, 2012)

1[not usually before noun] easy to see or understand synonym obvious Their devotion was apparent. Then,for no apparent reason, the train suddenly stopped. apparent (from something) (that…) It was appa [..]

late 14c., from Old French aparant "evident, obvious, visible," from Latin apparentem (nominative apparens) "visible, manifest," present participle of apparere (see appear). First [..]

clear or obvious.

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&a [..]

adj. Easily understood.

 heir-apparent.

1. illusory, as in with modesty. 2. in physics, may be used in denoting an observed state that is not in exact accordance with actual physical conditions. For example, motion is a perception of this a [..]

1 : capable of being easily seen, perceived, or discovered [ defects] [ ambiguity] 2 : having a right to succeed to a title or estate that cannot be defeated 3 : appearing to one's senses and esp [..]

Appearing real or true based on evidence that may not be valid.

(adj) clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment(adj) appearing as such but not necessarily so

When applied to phenomena means 'as it appears to the human eye'; so disregarding aberration, speed of light, and other factors.

heir-apparent

1. Manifest; obvious; evident; e.g., a clinically apparent infection. 2. Frequently used (confusingly) to mean "seeming to be," ostensible, pseudo-. Origin: L. Apparens, visible, fr. Appareo, to come in sight (05 Mar 2000)

The outer limit line of a vegetation area, such as marsh or mangrove, delineated as shoreline; the shoreline as it would appear to the mariner. (5)

The apparent voltage, as measured by the drop in pressure due to a current flowing through a resistance.