application

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən/

Noun

countable uncountable obsolete

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense / The substance applied. / The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.

Japanese Meaning

物を塗る、または塗布する行為 / 塗布される物質そのもの / 目的達成のために手段を用いる、応用・適用の行為

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The careful application of sunscreen every two hours prevented sunburn during the hike.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

ハイキング中、2時間ごとに日焼け止めを丁寧に塗布したことで日焼けを防げた。

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Sense（1）

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense

The application of this cream should reduce the swelling.

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Sense（2）

The substance applied.

His body was stripped, laid out upon a table, and covered with a hearsecloth, when some of his attendants perceived symptoms of returning animation, and by the use of warm applications, internal and external, gradually restored him to life.

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Sense（3）

The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.

All that I have hitherto contended for, is, that whatsoever rigor is necessary, it is more to be us'd, the younger children are; and having by a due application wrought its effect, it is to be relax'd, and chang'd into a milder sort of government.

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Sense（4）

I make the remark, and leave you to make the application.

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Sense（5）

(computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)