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applicate.

An applied material; an application

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. An applied material; an application

  2. A line at right angles to the axis of a conic section that extends from the axis to the curve

  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)

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin applicātus.

adj
  1. Applied or put to some use.

    not-comparable · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin applicātus.

verb
  1. Synonym of apply.

    ambitransitive · archaic
Where this word comes from

From Middle English applicaten, a learned borrowing from Latin applicāt-, the past participial stem of applicō. In later use perhaps an independent back-formation from application. For its use by non-native speakers, compare Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish aplicar and Italian applicare.

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