An applied subject of study has a practical use, rather than being concerned only with theory.
...Applied Physics.
...plans to put more money into applied research.
applied in British English
(əˈplaɪd)
adjective
related to or put to practical use
applied mathematics
Compare pure (sense 5)
applied in American English
(əˈplaɪd)
adjective
used in actual practice or to work out practical problems
applied science
Examples of 'applied' in a sentence
applied
Pure and applied mathematics now are completely mixed.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The centre also sponsored scholarships for the teachers to do further degrees and research in applied linguistics.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
What we need now is the applied research and field trials that turn the genetic discoveries and smart breeding techniques into crops farmers can grow.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Pharmaceutical companies conduct valuable pure and applied research, and much of its value lies in the fact that the full extent of their involvement is prominently disclosed.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
applied
British English: applied ADJECTIVE
An applied subject of study has a practical use, rather than being concerned only with theory.
...Applied Physics.
American English: applied
Brazilian Portuguese: aplicado
Chinese: 应用的
European Spanish: aplicado
French: appliqué
German: angewandt
Italian: applicato
Japanese: 応用～
Korean: 응용의
European Portuguese: aplicado
Latin American Spanish: aplicado
All related terms of 'applied'
apply
If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization , you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it.
applied arts
arts that are put to practical use
applied psychology
psychology that is put to practical use
applied research
research that is put to practical use
applied sciences
sciences that are put to practical use
applied linguistics
linguistic theory as applied to such fields as lexicography, psychology , the teaching of reading , the creation of orthographies, and esp. language teaching
applied behaviour analysis
a form of therapy in which the patient is taught to identify and modify undesirable forms of behaviour, used esp for people with autism