application
/ˌæp.lɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Frequency: 4.86 in modern English
Meaning
noun
The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The application of this cream should reduce the swelling."
- "His body was stripped, laid out upon a table, and covered with a hearsecloth, when some of his attendants perceived symptoms of returning animation, and by the use of warm applications, internal and external, gradually restored him to life."
- "All that I have hitherto contended for, is, that whatsoever rigor is necessary, it is more to be us'd, the younger children are; and having by a due application wrought its effect, it is to be relax'd, and chang'd into a milder sort of government."
- "What sets fiber lasers apart is their ability to mark (engrave) metal, which opens up a range of possibilities as a complement to woodworking. Brass nameplates for awards or plaques are an obvious application, but it goes further than that."
- "I make the remark, and leave you to make the application."
- "The application of a theory to a set of data can be challenging."
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Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌæp.lɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
- British English: /ˌæp.lɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/