applicate

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applicate¹

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin applicātus.

noun applicates

  1. An applied material; an application
  2. A line at right angles to the axis of a conic section that extends from the axis to the curve
  3. The z-coordinate (the last of the three terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of Cartesian coordinates for a three-dimensional space)

    Similar: applicant

adjective

  1. not comparable, obsolete Applied or put to some use. those applicate sciences which extend the power of man over the elements

applicate²

Where it comes from

From Middle English applicaten, a learned borrowing from Latin applicāt-, the past participial stem of applicō. In later use perhaps an independent back-formation from application. For its use by non-native speakers, compare Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish aplicar and Italian applicare.

verb applicates · applicating · applicated

  1. ambitransitive, archaic Synonym of apply. Verely the knowlege of Juſtyce is nat ſo difficile oꝛ barde to be attayned vnto by man / as it is cõmunely ſupposed / if he wolde nat willingly abandone the excellencie of his pꝛopꝛe nature / and foliſſhely applicate him ſelfe to the nature of creatures vnreaſonable / in the ſtede of reaſon embꝛaſin

    Similar: apply

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noun the z-coordinate

한국어이단좌표 idanjwapyo
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Ελληνικάκατηγμένη katigméni

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@misc{applicate_2026,
  title = {applicate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/applicate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}