applied

[ uh-plahyd ]

/ əˈplaɪd /

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adjective

having a practical purpose or use; derived from or involved with actual phenomena (distinguished from theoretical, opposed to pure): applied mathematics; applied science.

of or relating to those arts or crafts that have a primarily utilitarian function, or to the designs and decorations used in these arts: Her goal was to integrate aesthetics into everyday life through an applied art, particularly with her hand-painted dinner plates.

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Origin of applied

First recorded in 1490–1500; apply + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM applied

un·ap·plied, adjectivewell-ap·plied, adjective

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application program, applications package, applicative, applicator, applicatory, applied, applied kinematics, applied linguistics, appliqué, apply, appmt.

How to use applied in a sentence

With the development of applied scientific principles, science enables us to not only understand how things work but how to make use of that understanding in the technology that supports our everyday lives.
The Electromagnetic Force of Fridge Magnets - Issue 104: Harmony|Adam Dant & Brian Clegg|August 25, 2021|Nautilus
If you fertilize and plant your food plot in soil that’s too acidic, the forage you plant will only be able to access about half of the nutrients from the applied fertilizer.
Soil tests are the secret to a bountiful home garden|Alex Gyllstrom/Field & Stream|August 20, 2021|Popular-Science
Finally, the work also supported federal policy decisions that prioritized basic and applied research on coronaviruses.
“We never created a supervirus.” Ralph Baric explains gain-of-function research.|Rowan Jacobsen|July 26, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Previously she researched issues impacting low-income families at an applied policy institute at the New School.
How to promote equity at home as moms are being forced from the workforce|Kendra Hurley|March 11, 2021|Washington Post

The University of Washington experienced a summer fraternity outbreak and applied lessons learned.
How 5 universities tried to handle COVID-19 on campus|Betsy Ladyzhets|February 23, 2021|Science News
They should have pointed the nose of the Airbus down and applied more power.
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly?|Clive Irving|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Elauf, who is Muslim, had applied for a job at an A&F store in Tulsa, Oklahoma when she was 17.
Muslims & Jews Unite vs. Abercrombie & Fitch|Dean Obeidallah|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Last year, according to The New York Times, one student applied to nearly 90 colleges.
Forget the Kids Who Can’t Get In; What About Those Who Don’t Even Apply?|Jonah Edelman|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The committee recommended a single—and simple—principle be applied to the law, that of consent.
The Castration of Alan Turing, Britain’s Code-Breaking WWII Hero|Clive Irving|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Herx showed that this “gender-neutral” rule had never been applied against men.
Catholic Church: Religious Freedom Trumps Civil Rights|Jay Michaelson|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After the battle of the Pyramids he fell sick, and before the Syrian expedition, applied to return to France.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
But if you restrict it, to the sense in which it is commonly applied to the angelic sex, I am not prepared to answer.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
It is usually applied only where there is a natural suggestiveness between each pair of words.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
The word mistranslated “greater,” πλεῖον, is neuter and cannot be applied to a man.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
It began with certain postulates, or assumptions, to a great extent unconscious, of the conditions to which it applied.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock

British Dictionary definitions for applied

applied

/ (əˈplaɪd) /

adjective

related to or put to practical useapplied mathematics Compare pure (def. 5)

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