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APPLICATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The action of putting something into operation
Example:
the application of indexes to tables of data
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("application" is a kind of...):
action (something done (usually as opposed to something said))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A diligent effort
Example:
it is a job requiring serious application
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("application" is a kind of...):
effort; elbow grease; exertion; sweat; travail (use of physical or mental energy; hard work)
Derivation:
apply (apply oneself to)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The work of applying something
Example:
the surface was ready for a coating of paint
Synonyms:
application; coating; covering
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("application" is a kind of...):
manual labor; manual labour (labor done with the hands)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "application"):
facing; lining (providing something with a surface of a different material)
waxing (the application of wax to a surface)
tiling (the application of tiles to cover a surface)
scumble (the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture)
plating (the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis))
daubing; plastering (the application of plaster)
paperhanging; papering (the application of wallpaper)
tinning (the application of a thin layer of soft solder to the ends of wires before soldering them)
tin-plating; tinning (the application of a protective layer of tin)
spraying (the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer)
painting (the act of applying paint to a surface)
pavage; paving (the act of applying paving materials to an area)
lubrication (an application of a lubricant to something)
galvanisation; galvanization (either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting)
foliation (the work of coating glass with metal foil)
fumigation (the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it)
anointing; anointment (the act of applying oil or an oily liquid)
Derivation:
apply (apply to a surface)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
Example:
a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis
Synonyms:
application; practical application
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("application" is a kind of...):
employment; exercise; usage; use; utilisation; utilization (the act of using)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "application"):
misapplication (wrong use or application)
technology (the application of the knowledge and usage of tools (such as machines or utensils) and techniques to control one's environment)
Derivation:
apply (refer (a word or name) to a person or thing)
apply (put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose)
apply (avail oneself to)
apply (be applicable to; as to an analysis)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin
Example:
a lotion for dry skin
Synonyms:
application; lotion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("application" is a kind of...):
curative; cure; remedy; therapeutic (a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "application"):
witch hazel; wych hazel (lotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution containing an extract from the witch hazel plant)
rubbing alcohol (lotion consisting of a poisonous solution of isopropyl alcohol or denatured ethanol alcohol for external use)
menthol (a lotion containing menthol which gives it the smell of mint)
embrocation; liniment (a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain)
collyrium; eye-lotion; eyewash (lotion consisting of a solution used as a cleanser for the eyes)
calamine lotion (a lotion consisting of a liquid preparation containing calamine; used to treat itching or mild skin irritations)
black lotion; blackwash (a mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores)
Derivation:
apply (apply to a surface)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school
Example:
December 31 is the deadline for applications
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("application" is a kind of...):
petition; postulation; request (a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "application"):
job application (an application for a job)
credit application (an application for a line of credit)
loan application (an application to borrow money)
patent application (an application for sole rights to an invention)
Derivation:
apply (ask (for something))
Sense 7
Meaning:
A program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task
Example:
he has tried several different word processing applications
Synonyms:
application; application program; applications programme
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("application" is a kind of...):
computer program; computer programme; program; programme ((computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "application"):
active application (an application that is currently running and in the foreground)
applet (a Java application; an application program that uses the client's web browser to provide a user interface)
frame (an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently)
browser; web browser (a program used to view HTML documents)
natural language processing application; natural language processor (an application program that deals with natural language text)
job ((computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit)
word processing system; word processor (an application that provides the user with tools needed to write and edit and format text and to send it to a printer)
editor; editor program ((computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data)
Context examples:
The application of molecular biology techniques in answering epidemiological questions.
(Molecular Epidemiology, NCI Thesaurus)
From this way of reasoning, the author drew several moral applications, useful in the conduct of life, but needless here to repeat.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
They shook him with lines of thought that were new to him; and gave him insights, not into new biological laws, but into new applications of the old laws.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
FAP shows a very limited distribution pattern in normal tissues, thereby MoAb F19 has possible diagnostic and therapeutic applications in epithelial cancers.
(Monoclonal Antibody F19, NCI Thesaurus)
This MoAb, either alone or in combination with other immunotherapeutic agents, may have possible diagnostic or therapeutic applications in gastrointestinal cancers.
(Monoclonal Antibody D6.12, NCI Thesaurus)
A human immunoglobulin M class monoclonal antibody that recognizes a 30- to 45-kilo dalton intracellular antigen expressed in colorectal cancer cells and is being developed for applications in Antibody-Targeted Immunotherapy of cancer.
(Monoclonal Antibody 16.88, NCI Thesaurus)
A designation or description of the application environment or discipline in which a name is applied or from which it originates.
(Application Context, NCI Thesaurus)
Other potential uses of vaterite include improving the cements used in orthopaedic surgery and as an industrial application improving the quality of papers for inkjet printing by reducing the lateral spread of ink.
(Rare mineral discovered in plants for first time, University of Cambridge)
Another potential application would be for countries that are just about to eliminate the disease.
(The Dog's Nose Knows Malaria, Kevin Enochs/VOA)
The power performance also needs to be improved by about 1,000-fold for most practical applications.
(New Type of Battery Created from Paper, Fueled by Bacteria, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
