Ap"pli*cant (&?;), n. [L. applicans, p. pr. of applicare. See Apply.] One who apples for something; one who makes request; a petitioner.
The applicant for a cup of water.
Plumtre.
The court require the applicant to appear in person.
Z. Swift.
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.