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How to pronounce application in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms lotion
Type of remedy, therapeutic, curative, cure
Has types wych hazel, witch hazel, black lotion, liniment, eyewash, collyrium, embrocation, rubbing alcohol, eye-lotion, calamine lotion, menthol, blackwash
Derivation apply
Type Words
Synonyms practical application
Type of usage, employment, exercise, use, utilisation, utilization
Has types misapplication, technology
Derivation apply


he advocated the application of statistics to the problem.
a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis.
Type Words
Synonyms coating, covering
Type of manual labour, manual labor
Has types lubrication, scumble, spraying, lining, galvanization, tiling, tin-plating, tinning, galvanisation, fumigation, daubing, anointment, anointing, waxing, foliation, facing, pavage, paving, plastering, papering, plating, paperhanging, painting
Derivation apply


the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine.
a complete bleach requires several applications.
Type Words
Synonyms application program, applications programme
Type of computer program, computer programme, program, programme
Has types editor program, word processor, applet, browser, word processing system, editor, active application, web browser, frame, job, natural language processing application, natural language processor


he has tried several different word processing applications.
Type Words
Synonyms diligence
Type of elbow grease, effort, sweat, travail, exertion
Derivation apply


it is a job requiring serious application.
Type Words
Type of request, postulation, petition
Has types patent application, loan application, credit application, job application
Derivation apply


December 31 is the deadline for applications.
Type Words
Type of action


the application of maximum thrust.
massage has far-reaching medical applications.
the application of indexes to tables of data.

Examples of application

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In fact, it is up for a Crunchies award this year for Best Interent application.
From the techcrunch.com
She looked at his application and asked him why he had been fired at Manchester.
From the stltoday.com
His failed effort to bluff his way through the application appalled prosecutors.
From the thenewstribune.com
Kershner filed the application to delete that section of zoning law in December.
From the thenewstribune.com
Much of its activity is done though a heavily downloaded smartphone application.
From the bostonherald.com
The application to the Missouri Gaming Association must be submitted by March 4.
From the stltoday.com
They took and cashed my repayment check and have put a freeze on my application.
From the online.wsj.com
The application period for Allegheny County Camp Cadet is open through April 15.
From the post-gazette.com
That prep work sealed the deal when it came time to submit his loan application.
From the forbes.com
More examples
  • The act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis"
  • A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications"
  • The work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint";
  • A program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different word processing applications"
  • Lotion: liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin"
  • A diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application"
  • A patent application is a request pending at a patent office for the grant of a patent for the invention described and claimed by that application. ...
  • Application software, also known as an application, is computer software designed to help the user to perform singular or multiple related specific tasks. Examples include enterprise software, accounting software, office suites, graphics software, and media players.
  • (Applicate) A Cartesian coordinate system specifies each point uniquely in a plane by a pair of numerical coordinates, which are the signed distances from the point to two fixed perpendicular directed lines, measured in the same unit of length.