- The act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility. - The thing appearing; a visible object; a form. - An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance;
a ghost; a specter; a phantom. - The first appearance of a star or other luminary after
having been invisible or obscured; -- opposed to occultation.
Meaning of 'Apparition' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . apparition
[ n]
Meaning (1): - something existing in perception only
Example in sentence:
a ghostly apparition at midnight
Meaning (2): - the appearance of a ghostlike figure
Example in sentence:
I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter
Meaning (3): - an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly
Example in sentence:
natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger
Meaning (4): - a ghostly appearing figure
Example in sentence:
we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us