APPLICATE

Noun

applicate (plural applicates)

An applied material; an application

(mathematics) A line at right angles to the axis of a conic section that extends from the axis to the curve

(mathematics) The z-coordinate, similar to abscissa and ordinate for the x- and y-coordinates, respectively.

Verb

applicate (third-person singular simple present applicates, present participle applicating, simple past and past participle applicated)

To apply (a material to a surface)

Adjective

applicate (not comparable)

(obsolete) Applied or put to some use.

• I. Taylor

Source: Wiktionary


Ap"pli*cate, a. Etym: [L. applicatus, p. p. of applicare. See Apply.]

Definition: Applied or put to some use. Those applicate sciences which extend the power of man over the elements. I. Taylor. Applicate number (Math.), 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.

Ap"pli*cate, v. i.

Definition: To apply. [Obs.] The act of faith is applicated to the object. Bp. Pearson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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