applied (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *applied*:
ADJECTIVE	all	applied	concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles

applied > pronunciation
Sounds	ahplay'd
Rhymes	abide ... Yuletide: 172 rhymes with ayd...

English > *applied*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles.
Examples	"applied physics" "applied psychology" "technical problems in medicine, engineering, economics and other applied disciplines"- Sidney Hook
Narrower	forensic	Used or applied in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law
Narrower	practical	Having or put to a practical purpose or use
Opposite	theoretical	concerned with theories rather than their practical applications
Spanish	aplicado
Catalan	aplicat

HyperDic: applied