applied
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.
Origin of applied
1Other words from applied
- un·ap·plied, adjective
- well-ap·plied, adjective
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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 | NautilusIf 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-ScienceFinally, 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 ReviewPreviously 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 PostThe 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 | THE DAILY BEASTElauf, 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 | THE DAILY BEASTLast 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 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 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 | THE DAILY BEASTBut 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 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter the battle of the Pyramids he fell sick, and before the Syrian expedition, applied to return to France.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonBut 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 PorterIt 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 ConwayIt 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
/ (əˈplaɪd) /
related to or put to practical use: applied mathematics Compare pure (def. 5)
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