transcription, транскрипция: [ ä-ˈsten(t)-sə-bəl, ə- ]
adjective
Etymology: French, from Latin ostensus, past participle of ostendere to show, from obs-, ob- in the way + tendere to stretch — more at ob- , thin
Date: circa 1771
1. : intended for display : open to view
2. : being such in appearance : plausible rather than demonstrably true or real
the ostensible purpose for the trip
Synonyms: see apparent