Definition of application

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Application (n.) Hence, in specific uses: (a) That part of a sermon or discourse in which the principles before laid down and illustrated are applied to practical uses; the moral of a fable. (b) The use of the principles of one science for the purpose of enlarging or perfecting another; as, the application of algebra to geometry..

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Mechanic :: Mechanic (a.) Having to do with the application of the laws of motion in the art of constructing or making things; of or pertaining to mechanics; mechanical; as, the mechanic arts..
Reach :: Reach (n.) Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope..
Ozonizer :: Ozonizer (n.) An apparatus or agent for the production or application of ozone.
Sauce :: Sauce (v. t.) To cause to relish anything, as if with a sauce; to tickle or gratify, as the palate; to please; to stimulate; hence, to cover, mingle, or dress, as if with sauce; to make an application to..
Coercion :: Coercion (n.) The application to another of either physical or moral force. When the force is physical, and cannot be resisted, then the act produced by it is a nullity, so far as concerns the party coerced. When the force is moral, then the act, though voidable, is imputable to the party doing it, unless he be so paralyzed by terror as to act convulsively. At the same time coercion is not negatived by the fact of submission under force. Coactus volui (I consented under compulsion) is the condit
Prolepsis :: Prolepsis (n.) The application of an adjective to a noun in anticipation, or to denote the result, of the action of the verb; as, to strike one dumb..
Lick :: Lick (v.) A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue, or of something which acts like a tongue; as, to put on colors with a lick of the brush. Also, a small quantity of any substance so applied..
Virial :: Virial (n.) A certain function relating to a system of forces and their points of application, -- first used by Clausius in the investigation of problems in molecular physics..
Practice :: Practice (n.) Actual performance; application of knowledge; -- opposed to theory.
Lexicology :: Lexicology (n.) The science of the derivation and signification of words; that branch of learning which treats of the signification and application of words.
Linguistics :: Linguistics (n.) The science of languages, or of the origin, signification, and application of words; glossology..
Un- :: Un- (adv.) An inseparable prefix, or particle, signifying not; in-; non-. In- is prefixed mostly to words of Latin origin, or else to words formed by Latin suffixes; un- is of much wider application, and is attached at will to almost any adjective, or participle used adjectively, or adverb, from which it may be desired to form a corresponding negative adjective or adverb, and is also, but less freely, prefixed to nouns. Un- sometimes has merely an intensive force; as in unmerciless, unremorseles
Prizing :: Prizing (n.) The application of a lever to move any weighty body, as a cask, anchor, cannon, car, etc. See Prize, n., 5..
Consolidate :: Consolidate (v. t.) To unite by means of applications, as the parts of a broken bone, or the lips of a wound..
Application :: Application (n.) The act of fixing the mind or closely applying one's self; assiduous effort; close attention; as, to injure the health by application to study..
Pyrotechny :: Pyrotechny (n.) The use and application of fire in science and the arts.
Instance :: Instance (n.) The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion.
Micro-chemistry :: Micro-chemistry (n.) The application of chemical tests to minute objects or portions of matter, magnified by the use of the microscopy; -- distinguished from macro-chemistry..
Baptism :: Baptism (v. i.) The act of baptizing; the application of water to a person, as a sacrament or religious ceremony, by which he is initiated into the visible church of Christ. This is performed by immersion, sprinkling, or pouring..
Misdisposition :: Misdisposition (n.) Erroneous disposal or application.
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