apparition

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French apparition, from Latin apparitio, from appareo. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌæp.əɹˈɪʃn̩/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌæp.ɚˈɪʃ.n̩/, /ˌæp.ɚˈɪ.ʃən/ === Noun === apparition (plural apparitions) An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility. The thing appearing; a visible object; a form. An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially, one by a ghost, phantom, or suchlike; the entity itself. Synonyms: vision; see also Thesaurus:ghost Coordinate term: theophany (astronomy) The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured; opposed to occultation. (astronomy) A period of consecutive days or nights when a particular celestial body may be observed, beginning with the heliacal rising of the body and ending with its heliacal setting. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== apparent appearance ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From Latin appāritiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.pa.ʁi.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === apparition f (plural apparitions) appearance ghost Synonym: fantôme (baseball) plate appearance Synonyms: apparition au bâton, présence, présence au bâton ==== Derived terms ==== faire son apparition === Further reading === “apparition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012