1. (

• application ,
• practical_application

) 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" ;

2. (

• application

) a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications" ;

3. (

• application ,
• coating ,
• covering ,

) 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" ;

4. (

• application ,
• application_program ,
• applications_programme

) 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" ;

5. (

• lotion ,
• application

) liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin" ;

6. (

• application ,
• diligence

) a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application" ;

7. (

• application

) the action of putting something into operation; "the application of maximum thrust"; "massage has far-reaching medical applications"; "the application of indexes to tables of data" ;