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# application

noun (an application, applications)

«application» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An application is a written request for something, like a job, a place at a school or a passport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/application/#m1)
2. An application is a computer or phone program, often called an app. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/application/#m2)
3. The application of something is putting it to use, like using a rule in maths. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/application/#m3)
4. An application is putting cream, paint or glue onto a surface. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/application/#m4)

### In the lessons

In maths and science "application" means using an idea in a real problem: "applications of fractions". In everyday life people fill in an application form. In technology it means software. Phrases: application form, apply for, put in an application, practical application.

### Examples

- Mum filled in an application for a new job. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/application/#x1)
- Our class learned the application of fractions to cooking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/application/#x2)
- Download the application to your tablet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/application/#x3)
- Send your application before the end of the week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/application/#x4)
- One application of sun cream is not enough for a whole day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/application/#x5)
- This painting needs two applications of varnish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/application/#x6)
- The club got 40 applications and chose 12 players. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/application/#x7)
- Magnets have many applications, like in fridge doors and motors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/application/#x8)
- The badger was in bed for about a month; but at last, in spite of the red pepper application, his burns healed and he got well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/application/#x9)

### Note

Starts with a vowel: "an application". Countable. Verb: apply (applies, applied). "App" is the short form for the computer meaning only. In problems, "applications" are usually things to be counted (accepted vs rejected).

## In Jewish tradition

In maths and science "application" means using an idea in a real problem: "applications of fractions". In everyday life people fill in an application form. In technology it means software. Phrases: application form, apply for, put in an application, practical application.

### Examples

- Cajori says:'") "The principle of l)osition in its general and systematic application required a symbol for zero. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/application/#x1)

### Note

Starts with a vowel: "an application". Countable. Verb: apply (applies, applied). "App" is the short form for the computer meaning only. In problems, "applications" are usually things to be counted (accepted vs rejected).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «application» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/application/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«application» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/application.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «application» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/application/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«application» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/application.html) on Mova free.