Application word meaning and definition

[noun] a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application"
[noun] 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";
[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"
[noun] liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin"
[noun] a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications"
[noun] 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"

\Ap`pli*ca"tion\, n. [L. applicatio, fr. applicare: cf. F. application. See {Apply}.] 1. The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb. 2. The thing applied. He invented a new application by which blood might be stanched. --Johnson. 3. The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use. If a right course . . . be taken with children, there will not be much need of the application of the common rewards and punishments. --Locke. 4. The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence; as, I make the remark, and leave you to make the application; the application of a theory. 5. Hence, in specific uses:
(a) That part of a sermon or discourse in which the principles before laid down and illustrated are applied to practical uses; the ``moral'' of a fable.
(b) The use of the principles of one science for the purpose of enlarging or perfecting another; as, the application of algebra to geometry. 6. The capacity of being practically applied or used; relevancy; as, a rule of general application. 7. The act of fixing the mind or closely applying one's self; assiduous effort; close attention; as, to injure the health by application to study. Had his application been equal to his talents, his progress might have been greater. --J. Jay. 8. The act of making request of soliciting; as, an application for an office; he made application to a court of chancery. 9. A request; a document containing a request; as, his application was placed on file.

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