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application
- /ˌæp.lɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˌæp.ləˈkeɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˌæp.ləˈkæɪ.ʃən/ Australia
- /ˌɛp.ləˈkæɪ.ʃən/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Late Middle English applicacioun, borrowed from Old French aplicacion (French application), from Latin applicātiōnem, accusative singular of applicātiō (“attachment; application, inclination”), from applicō (“join to, attach; apply”). Equivalent to apply + -ication.
noun applications
- The act of physically applying or laying on. The application of this cream should reduce the swelling.
- The substance applied. 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.
- The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use. 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.
- The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence. I make the remark, and leave you to make the application.
- 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.) This application can connect to most social networks.
- A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar. December 31 is the deadline for MBA applications.
- A petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter. Their application for a deferral of the hearing was granted.
- The act of requesting, claiming, or petitioning something.
- Diligence; close thought or attention.
- A kind of needlework; appliqué.
- The substitution of a specific value for the parameter in the abstraction, in lambda calculus.
- Compliance.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: diligence, covering, application program, coating, lotion, applications programme, practical application, apply, applying, utilisation, use, using, applied, functioning, entry, conduct
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noun the act of physically applying or laying on
| Español | aplicación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 응용 eung'yong, 애플리케이션 aepeullikeisyeon |
| 中文 | 應用 /应用 yìngyòng |
| Português | aplicação |
| Français | application |
| Deutsch | Anwendung |
| Italiano | applicazione |
| Ελληνικά | εφαρμογή efarmogí, χρήση chrísi |
| Română | aplicare |
| Русский | примене́ние primenénije, приложе́ние priložénije |
| Tiếng Việt | áp dụng, ứng dụng |
| العربية | تَطْبِيق taṭbīq |
| עברית | יישום \ יִשּׂוּם yisúm, החלה hekhalá, תחולה tkhulá |
noun the thing applied
| Español | aplicación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 적용물 jeogyongmul |
| Português | aplicação |
| Français | application |
| Ελληνικά | εφαρμογή efarmogí |
| Română | aplicație |
| עברית | יישום \ יִשּׂוּם yisúm |
noun the act of applying as a means
| Español | aplicación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 응용 eung'yong |
| Português | aplicação |
| Français | application |
| Deutsch | Anwendung |
| Italiano | applicazione |
| Română | aplicație |
| Русский | примене́ние primenénije |
| עברית | יישום \ יִשּׂוּם yisúm, שימוש shimúsh |
noun the act of directing or referring something to a particular case
| 한국어 | 적용 jeogyong |
|---|---|
| Português | aplicação |
| Français | application |
| Deutsch | Anwendung |
| Italiano | impiego |
| Ελληνικά | εφαρμογή efarmogí |
| Русский | примене́ние primenénije |
| עברית | יישום \ יִשּׂוּם yisúm |
noun a computer program
| Español | aplicación, aplicativo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 애플리케이션 aepeullikeisyeon, 앱 aep |
| 日本語 | アプリケーション apurikēshon, アプリ apuri |
| 中文 | 應用程序 /应用程序 yìngyòng chéngxù, 應用程式 /应用程式 yìngyòng chéngshì |
| हिन्दी | ऍप्लिकेशन ĕplikeśan |
| Português | aplicativo, aplicação |
| Français | application, programme |
| Deutsch | Anwendung, Applikation, App |
| Italiano | applicazione, applicativo, programma |
| Ελληνικά | εφαρμογή efarmogí, πρόγραμμα prógramma |
| Română | aplicație |
| Русский | приложе́ние priložénije, програ́мма prográmma |
| Tiếng Việt | ứng dụng |
| العربية | تَطْبِيق taṭbīq |
| עברית | יישום \ יִשּׂוּם yisúm, אַפְּלִיקַצְיָה aplikátsya, תׇּכְנָה tokhná |
noun a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar
| Español | solicitud, aplicación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 신청 sincheong |
| 日本語 | 応募 ōbo, 出願 shutsugan, 申し込み mōshikomi, 申請 shinsei |
| 中文 | 申請 /申请 shēnqǐng, 請求 /请求 qǐngqiú |
| हिन्दी | आवेदन āvedan, अर्ज़ी arzī |
| Português | inscrição, candidatura |
| Français | candidature, demande |
| Deutsch | Antrag, Bewerbung |
| Italiano | candidatura |
| Ελληνικά | αίτηση aítisi |
| Русский | заявле́ние zajavlénije, хода́тайство xodátajstvo, про́сьба prósʹba, проше́ние prošénije, зая́вка zajávka, обраще́ние obraščénije |
| Tiếng Việt | đơn xin, đơn |
| العربية | كِتَاب kitāb, اِسْتِمَارَة istimāra, طَلَب ṭalab |
| עברית | בַּקָּשָׁה bakashá, עֲתִירָה atirá |
noun (bureaucracy, law) a petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter
| 한국어 | 신청서 sincheongseo |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Antrag |
noun the act of requesting, claiming, petitioning something
| 한국어 | 청원 cheong'won |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Beantragen, Beantragung |
| עברית | בַּקָּשָׁה bakashá |
noun diligence; close thought or attention
| 한국어 | 전념 jeonnyeom |
|---|
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