| applicate | Applied or put to some use. "Those applicate sciences which extend the power of man over the elements." (I. <mathematics> Taylor) Applicate number, one which applied to some concrete case. Applicate ordinate, right line applied at right angles to the axis of any conic section, and bounded by the curve. Origin: L. Applicatus, p. P. Of applicare. See Apply Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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