See Also: APPLICATION(law)
Application(medicine)
application(dictionary)
job application(medicine)
application(dictionary)
APPLICATION FOR DIRECTION(law)
application software(dictionary)
CROSS APPLICATION(law)
Mortgage application(finance)
Combined Application(law)

application (iou)



application noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French from Latin applicatio(n-), from applicat- pa. ppl stem of applicare: see APPLY, -ATION.]
The action of bringing something into material or effective contact with something else; esp. the putting on or administration of a medicament. Also, a remedy so applied. LME.
J. Abernethy I began again to try some medicated applications. J. Scoffern The application of heat to the bulb. Anthony Huxley Well-farmed soils..contain two to four times more phosphate and potassium than is needed by most crops, following past years of regular application.
b. Geometry. The placing of a line or figure in contact with another. E18.
Use with special reference (to); use, employment; a specific use or purpose to which something is put. LME.
S. Hill The forceful novelty of this application of such a difficult word, to himself. C. Sagan The idea of a code, at least in the usual military intelligence application, is to make a message difficult to read.
The bringing of a general or figurative statement, a theory, principle, etc., to bear upon a matter; applicability in a particular case, relevance; the bringing of something to bear practically in a matter, practical operation. Also, a practical lesson or moral. LME.
Hobbes The application of the Law to the present case. J. Butler A fable or a parable, related without any application or moral. E. O'Neill He quotes with great sentiment, if with slight application. A. J. P. Taylor A lesson..which had its application in the wider field of international relations. E. F. Schumacher A fascination with novelties..which insists on their application long before their long-term consequences are even remotely understood.
Astronomy & Astrology. The action of approaching. L16.
The action of applying oneself closely (to a task etc.); assiduous effort, attention, diligence. E17.
Pope I am obliged..to give up my whole application to Homer. A. Fraser He was obviously capable of great application when his interest was aroused.
An obsequious deference or soliciting of favour. Only in E17.
(The making of) a request, esp. of a formal nature. M17.
G. Burnet Frequent applications to God in prayer. Aldous Huxley Applications for bank credit had been rather disappointing. J. le Carre A firm..showed interest in his application for the post of assistant manager and personnel officer.
Computing. A specific task performed on behalf of the user of a computer system (as distinct from one perfomed on behalf of the system itself); any program or piece of software that performs such a task. Also as application program. M20.