What does "applicate" mean?

Applicate: Applied or put to some use. Those applicate sciences which extend the power of man over the elements. I. Taylor. Applicate number (Math.), one which applied to some concrete case. -- Applicate ordinate, right line applied at right angles to the axis of any conic section, and bounded by the curve.

Additional senses

  1. 2.To apply. [Obs.] The act of faith is applicated to the object. Bp. Pearson.

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