Practical+application

  • 1practical application — noun 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 • Syn: ↑application • Derivationally related forms:… …

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  • 2practical — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of or concerned with practice rather than theory. 2) likely to be effective in real circumstances; feasible. 3) suitable for a particular purpose. 4) realistic in approach. 5) skilled at manual tasks. 6) so nearly the case that it… …

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  • 3practical — practicality, practicalness, n. /prak ti keuhl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to practice or action: practical mathematics. 2. consisting of, involving, or resulting from practice or action: a practical application of a rule. 3. of, pertaining to, or …

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  • 4practical — prac•ti•cal [[t]ˈpræk tɪ kəl[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to or concerned with practice or action: practical mathematics[/ex] 2) consisting of, involving, or resulting from practice or action: a practical application of a rule[/ex] 3) adapted or… …

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  • 5practical — /ˈpræktɪkəl / (say praktikuhl) adjective 1. relating to practice or action: practical mathematics. 2. consisting of, involving, or resulting from practice or action: a practical application of a rule. 3. relating to or connected with the ordinary …

  • 6application — [[t]æ̱plɪke͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ applications 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, oft N for n, N to inf, also on/upon N An application for something such as a job or membership of an organization is a formal written request for it. His application for… …

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  • 7practical — adjective 1》 of or concerned with practice. 2》 likely to be effective in real circumstances; feasible.     ↘suitable for a particular purpose. 3》 (of a person) realistic in approach.     ↘skilled at manual tasks. 4》 so nearly the case that it can …

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  • 8application — ap‧pli‧ca‧tion [ˌæplɪˈkeɪʆn] noun 1. [countable] a formal, usually written, request for something or for permission to do something: an application to do something • It hassubmitted an application to establish a distribution company. • The… …

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  • 9application — ap·pli·ca·tion n: a request for action or relief most application s request bail...or an extension of time to file W. J. Brennan, Jr.; also: a form used to make such a request an insurance application Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …

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  • 10practical — [prak′ti kəl] adj. [ PRACTIC + AL] 1. of, exhibited in, or obtained through practice or action [practical knowledge] 2. a) usable; workable; useful and sensible [practical proposals] b) designed for use; utilitarian …

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