applied
Americanadjective
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having a practical purpose or use; derived from or involved with actual phenomena (theoretical,pure ).
applied mathematics; applied science.
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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.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- unapplied adjective
- well-applied adjective
Etymology
Origin of applied
Example Sentences
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When the scientists applied this more comprehensive measurement, they did not find differences in exposure between babies born to first time mothers and those born to mothers who had previous pregnancies.
From Science Daily
Roxana Bujack, a scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, led a team that applied geometry to precisely describe how we experience hue, saturation and lightness.
From Science Daily
A 10-second limit will also be applied to substituted players - if they do not get off the pitch the replacement will not be allowed to come on.
From BBC
Two decades of counterterrorism and the war in Ukraine hold lessons that must now be applied in the Arctic, he said.
But with tariffs applied universally, one thing is for sure: foreign products to the US will be more expensive in general, said Alday.
From BBC
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