The Collaborative International Dictionary
Applicate \Ap"pli*cate\, a. [L. applicatus, p. p. of applicare. See Apply.] Applied or put to some use.
Those applicate sciences which extend the power of man
over the elements.
--I. Taylor.
Applicate number (Math.), one which applied to some concrete case.
Applicate ordinate, right line applied at right angles to the axis of any conic section, and bounded by the curve.
Applicate \Ap"pli*cate\, v. i. To apply. [Obs.]
The act of faith is applicated to the object.
--Bp.
Pearson.
Wiktionary
Applied or put to some use. n. 1 An applied material; an application 2 (context mathematics English) A line at right angles to the axis of a conic section that extends from the axis to the curve 3 (context mathematics English) The z-Wikipedia:cartesian coordinate system, similar to abscissa and ordinate for the x- and y-coordinates, respectively. v
To apply (a material to a surface)