appearance
1Appearance — Ap*pear ance, n. [F. apparence, L. apparentia, fr. apparere. See {Appear}.] 1. The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me. [1913 Webster] 2. A thing seed; a… …
2Appearance — may refer to:* In physiognomy, Human physical appearance. * The visual appearance of objects is given by the way in which they reflect and transmit light. The color of objects is determined by the parts of the spectrum of light that are reflected …
3appearance — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. external show ; semblance < although hostile, he preserved an appearance of neutrality > b. outward aspect ; look < had a fierce appearance > …
4appearance — See: PUT IN AN APPEARANCE also MAKE AN APPEARANCE …
5appearance — See: PUT IN AN APPEARANCE also MAKE AN APPEARANCE …
6Appearance of impropriety — is a term often used in reference to a situation whose ethics are deemed questionable. It means that any layperson, without knowledge of the facts, would assume that something he/she saw or heard was inappropriate or a violation of a… …
7Appearance Manager — In the pre Mac OS X version of the Macintosh operating system, the Appearance Manager controlled the overall look of the Mac GUI widgets and supported several themes. The Appearance Manager was originally developed for Apple s failed Copland… …
8Appearance of extrasolar planets — The appearance of extrasolar planets is largely unknown because of the difficulty in making direct observations of extrasolar planets. In addition, analogies with planets in our solar system can apply for few of the extrasolar planets known;… …
9To put in an appearance — Appearance Ap*pear ance, n. [F. apparence, L. apparentia, fr. apparere. See {Appear}.] 1. The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me. [1913 Webster] 2. A thing seed; a …
10First appearance — In comic books and other stories with a long history, first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a fictional character. Contents 1 Monetary value of first appearance issues 2 Reader interest in first appearances 3 Ambiguity of… …
