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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An applied material; an application
2. 2
   A line at right angles to the axis of a conic section that extends from the axis to the curve
3. 3
   The z-coordinate (the last of the three terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of Cartesian coordinates for a three-dimensional space)

Verb

1. 1
   To apply (a material to a surface).

Adjective

1. 1
   Applied or put to some use. not-comparable, obsolete

   "those applicate sciences which extend the power of man over the elements"

Synonyms

All synonyms

applicant

Example

More examples

"those applicate sciences which extend the power of man over the elements"

Related phrases

conic sectionright angles

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