When we left, they were in no 'apparent' danger. [=they did not appear to be in any danger]
He died of an 'apparent' heart attack. [=it appears that a heart attack caused his death]
The other team's superiority was 'apparent' [='evident'] in the first half of the game.
(..) And I got a handful of pixie dust with your name on it. No, you don't. Uh, hey, what's Sheldon supposed to be? Oh, he's the Doppler effect. Yes. It's the apparent change in the frequency of a wave caused by relative motion between the source of the wave and the observer. Oh, sure, I see it now. (..)2007 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Middle Earth Paradigm Season: 1 Episode 6