applicant

English

Etymology

From Latin applicans, present participle of applicare. See apply.

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæp.lə.kɪnt/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun

applicant (plural applicants)

  1. One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner.
    • Our job advertisement attracted seven applicants.
    1. (specific, law) A party who initiates legal proceedings against another party.
  2. The third coordinate (or z-coordinate) in a three-dimensional coordinate system.
    Synonym: applicate

Derived terms

Translations
z-coordinate — see applicate

Latin

Verb

applicant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of applicō
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