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Applicate

Ăp'pli-cate, n.

noun

n. [Lat. applicata (sc. linea), from applicare, p. p., applicatus; Fr. appliquée.] (Math.) A right line drawn across a curve, so as to be bisected by the diameter; an ordinate.

Ăp'pli-cate, a.

adjective

a. Applied or put to some use. Those applicate sciences which extend the power of man over the elements. J. Taylor. Applicate ordinate, a right line applied at right angles to the axis of any conic section, and bounded by the curve. — Applicate number (Math.), one which is applied to some concrete case. Hutton.

Ăp'pli-cāte, v. i.

verbintransitive

To apply. [Obs.] “The act of faith is applicated to the object.” Pearson.