applied

adjective ap·plied \ ə-ˈplīd \

|Updated on: 28 Jul 2018

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Definition of applied

1 : put to practical use

applied art

; especially : applying general principles to solve definite problems

applied sciences

2 : working in an applied science

an applied physicist

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used some applied psychology to get the teenager to become more responsible

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The groom graduated from the University of Michigan and received a master’s degree in applied economics from Johns Hopkins University.

— New York Times, "Amanda Kane, Jeffrey Rapp," 1 July 2018
Mark Russell, a researcher who specializes in applied exercise physiology at Leeds Trinity University in England and collaborates with Arent, agrees on the importance of strength training for soccer performance.

— daniel ackerman, Scientific American, "Avoiding the “Bobblehead Effect”: Strength Training Could Help Soccer Players," 29 June 2018
The administration wants to combine applied energy programs researching fossil-fuel, nuclear and renewable energy into a single new office.

— dino grandoni, Washington Post, "The Energy 202: Trump's plan to overhaul government would give Interior and EPA more power," 22 June 2018
The decades-old Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, which has trained thousands in applied and creative arts since the 1970s, has stopped accepting students.

— david lyons, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale stops accepting new students as parent pares U.S. operations," 3 July 2018
There wasn't really much of a community to pick up the issue at the time, as quantum mechanics was gaining traction, and a World War disrupted the scientific community and refocused it on applied physics.

— john timmer, Ars Technica, "Gravitational waves and the slow pace of scientific revolutions," 30 June 2018
And academic regional economists use the statistics for applied research, while businesses, trade associations and labor groups use the statistics for market research.

— stephen singer, courant.com, "U.S.: In Connecticut, Personal Incomes Off To Strong Start In 2018," 21 June 2018
But currently available cell-sorting techniques are limited, says Sadao Ota, an applied physicist and bioengineer at the University of Tokyo.

— diana kwon, Scientific American, "“Ghost” Cytometry May Improve Cancer Detection, Enable New Experiments," 14 June 2018
Seitz, who is heading to Stanford University in the fall to double major in applied mathematics and economics, said her speech was not only about her or her friends.

— nicole chavez, CNN, "High school valedictorian tried to speak about sexual assault and officials cut off her mic," 10 June 2018

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adjective ap·plied \ ə-ˈplīd \

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