applying meaning

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Definition of applying in English Dictionary

• NounBFapplySUF-ing
  1. The act of applying.
     1. A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. Applying a force tangential to the knob is essentially equivalent to applying one perpendicular to a radial line defining the lever.
• VerbBFapplySGappliesPT, PPapplied
  1. present participle of apply.
• More Examples
  1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
     • A cyclic compression force was then applied as conditioning (40 ± 10 N at 0.5 Hz for 15 min) to remove excess fluid from the discs and to return the disc to its predeath height [ 11 ].
     • Vibration, applied as a subsensory stimulus (i.e. below the sensory threshold) to the foot improves posture and balance in older adults, patients with diabetes, and individuals with stroke.
     • We have felt it ourselves when the obvious meaning of Shakespeare has been rewritten into Hegelese, by some Doctor of Philosophy [ … ] eager to apply his new theory of fog as an illuminating medium.

• Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
  1. Morphemes
     • Suffixes
       • Words by suffix
         • Words suffixed with -ing
  2. Nouns
     • Singularia tantum
       • Uncountable nouns
  3. Verbs
     • Verb forms
       • Participles
         • Present participles

Other Vocabulary

1. en appalling
2. en supplying
3. en apeling
4. en allying
5. en apaying