1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

   1.

   (practical) application; putting to practical use

2. Noun or verb acting prenominally

   2.

   applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)

Example sentences

• 今日の純粋数学は明日の応用数学。

  Today's pure mathematics is tomorrow's applied mathematics.

• その発見はいろいろな用途に応用できる。

  We can apply the discovery to various uses.