[ap.pli.ca.tion] n [ME applicacioun, fr. L application-, applicatio inclination, fr. applicare] (15c) 1: an act of applying: a (1): an act of putting to use "~ of new techniques" (2): a use to which something is put "new ~s for old remedies" b: an act of administering or superposing "~ of paint to a house" c: assiduous attention "succeeds by ~ to her studies"
2. a: request, petition "an ~ for financial aid" b: a form used in making a request
3: the practical inference to be derived from a discourse (as a moral tale)
4: a medicated or protective layer or material "an oily ~ for dry skin"
5: capacity for practical use "words of varied ~"