applicate ordinate

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Applicate \Ap"pli*cate\, a. [L. applicatus, p. p. of applicare.
   See {Apply}.]
   Applied or put to some use.
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         Those applicate sciences which extend the power of man
         over the elements.                       --I. Taylor.
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   {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.
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