Definition of application

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Application (n.) The capacity of being practically applied or used; relevancy; as, a rule of general application..

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Apply :: Apply (v. i.) To make request; to have recourse with a view to gain something; to make application. (to); to solicit; as, to apply to a friend for information..
Scumbling :: Scumbling (n.) A mode of obtaining a softened effect, in painting and drawing, by the application of a thin layer of opaque color to the surface of a painting, or part of the surface, which is too bright in color, or which requires harmonizing..
Initiatory :: Initiatory (a.) Tending or serving to initiate; introducing by instruction, or by the use and application of symbols or ceremonies; elementary; rudimentary..
Mature :: Mature (superl.) Completely worked out; fully digested or prepared; ready for action; made ready for destined application or use; perfected; as, a mature plan..
Abstract :: Abstract (a.) Considered apart from any application to a particular object; separated from matter; existing in the mind only; as, abstract truth, abstract numbers. Hence: ideal; abstruse; difficult..
Firing :: Firing (n.) The application of fire, or of a cautery..
Salve :: Salve (n.) To heal by applications or medicaments; to cure by remedial treatment; to apply salve to; as, to salve a wound..
Medicament :: Medicament (n.) Anything used for healing diseases or wounds; a medicine; a healing application.
Pyrotechny :: Pyrotechny (n.) The use and application of fire in science and the arts.
Production :: Production (n.) That which is produced, yielded, or made, whether naturally, or by the application of intelligence and labor; as, the productions of the earth; the productions of handicraft; the productions of intellect or genius..
Use :: Use (v. t.) The act of employing anything, or of applying it to one's service; the state of being so employed or applied; application; employment; conversion to some purpose; as, the use of a pen in writing; his machines are in general use..
Casuistry :: Casuistry (a.) The science or doctrine of dealing with cases of conscience, of resolving questions of right or wrong in conduct, or determining the lawfulness or unlawfulness of what a man may do by rules and principles drawn from the Scriptures, from the laws of society or the church, or from equity and natural reason; the application of general moral rules to particular cases..
Divert :: Divert (v. t.) To turn aside; to turn off from any course or intended application; to deflect; as, to divert a river from its channel; to divert commerce from its usual course..
Address :: Address (v. t.) A formal communication, either written or spoken; a discourse; a speech; a formal application to any one; a petition; a formal statement on some subject or special occasion; as, an address of thanks, an address to the voters..
Fomentation :: Fomentation (n.) The act of fomenting; the application of warm, soft, medicinal substances, as for the purpose of easing pain, by relaxing the skin, or of discussing tumors..
Appliance :: Appliance (n.) The act of applying; application; [Obs.] subservience.
Hemostatic :: Hemostatic (n.) A medicine or application to arrest hemorrhage.
Cautery :: Cautery (n.) A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn, corrode, or destroy animal tissue..
Magnetotherapy :: Magnetotherapy (n.) The treatment of disease by the application of magnets to the surface of the body.
Dye :: Dye (v. t.) To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to, as by the application of dyestuffs..
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