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.
applicate (third-person singular simple present applicates, present participle applicating, simple past and past participle applicated)
To apply (a material to a surface)
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
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
