the appearance of a ghostlike figure; "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter"
An apparition is someone you see or think you see but who is not really there as a physical being. something that you imagine you can see, especially the spirit of a dead person (apparitio, from apparere; APPEAR)
an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly; "natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stanger" something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight" the appearance of a ghostlike figure; "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter" a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us
Rock band, usually found in Dalgety Bay. "I saw Apparition last night, they rocked" -- Axl Rose