applied
1applied — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ practical rather than theoretical: applied chemistry …
2applied — [ə plīd′] adj. used in actual practice or to work out practical problems [applied science] …
3applied — index functional Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4applied — (adj.) put to practical use, (as opposed to abstract or theoretical), 1650s, from pp. of APPLY (Cf. apply). Earlier it was used in a sense of folded (c.1500) …
5applied — [adj] used activated, adapted, adjusted, brought to bear, correlated, devoted, enforced, exercised, practiced, related, tested, utilized; concepts 538,546 …
6Applied — Apply Ap*ply , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Applied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Applying}.] [OF. aplier, F. appliquer, fr. L. applicare to join, fix, or attach to; ad + plicare to fold, to twist together. See {Applicant}, {Ply}.] 1. To lay or place; to put or… …
7applied — adjective Date: 1656 1. put to practical use < applied art >; especially applying general principles to solve definite problems < applied sciences > 2. working in an applied science < an applied physicist > …
8applied — [[t]əpla͟ɪd[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n An applied subject of study has a practical use, rather than being concerned only with theory. ...Applied Physics. ...plans to put more money into applied research. Ant: pure …
9applied — /euh pluyd /, adj. 1. having a practical purpose or use; derived from or involved with actual phenomena (distinguished from theoretical, opposed to pure): applied mathematics; applied science. 2. of or pertaining to those arts or crafts that have …
10applied — ap·plied ə plīd adj put to practical use esp applying general principles to solve definite problems <applied sciences> <applied psychology> …
