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tions, hatred, envy, etc.; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency. Affection is applicable to an unpleasant as well as a pleasant state of the mind, when impressed by any object or quality. Cogan.

f the relations and properties of quantity by means of letters and other symbols. It is applicable to those relations that are true of every kind of magnitude.

The second day of November; a feast day of the Roman Catholic church, on which supplications are made for the souls of the faithful dead.

describing by resemblances; figurative. "An allegoric tale." Falconer. "An allegorical application." Pope. Allegorical being . . . that kind of language which says one thing, but means another. Max Miller. Al`le*gor"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Al`le*gor"ic*al*ness, n.

To compare allusively; to refer (something) as applicable. [Obs.] Wither.

Figuratively [Obs.]; by way of allusion; by implication, suggestion, or insinuation.

y to occur chiefly in highly specialized cells which are incapable of long-continued multiplication, in transitory structures, and in those in early stages of degeneration.

; a state of general or local insensibility produced by disease or by the inhalation or application of an anæsthetic.

The spiritual meaning or application; esp. the application of the types and allegories of the Old Testament to subjects of the New.

th, in an anagogical sense, signifies the repose of the saints in heaven; an anagogical explication. -- An`a*gog"ic*al*ly, adv.

The application of the principles of anatomy, as in art. The stretched and vivid anatomism of their [i. e., the French] great figure painters. The London Spectator.

The application to God of terms descriptive of human beings.

To make application for the removal of (a cause) from an inferior to a superior judge or court for a rehearing or review on account of alleged injustice or illegality in the trial below. We say, the cause was appealed from an inferior court.

Applicable; also, compliant. [Obs.] Howell.

The act of applying; application; [Obs.] subservience. Shak.

By application. [R.]

Application. [Obs.] Marston

To make request; to have recourse with a view to gain something; to make application. (to); to solicit; as, to apply to a friend for information.

Very applicable; well adapted; suitable or fit; relevant; pat; -- followed by to; as, this argument is very apposite to the case. -- Ap"po*site*ly, adv. -- Ap"po*site*ness, n.

The act of adding; application; accretion. It grows . . . by the apposition of new matter. Arbuthnot.