applicative

English

Etymology

From applicate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈplɪkətɪv/

Adjective

applicative (comparative more applicative, superlative most applicative)

1. Having practical application; applicable.
2. (computing) Of a programming language: using successive functional transformations on data to arrive at a result.
3. Involving the application of an operator on an operand.

Derived terms

• applicatively

 

Translations

having practical application

• French: applicatif (fr)
• Indonesian: aplikatif (id)
• Italian: applicativo (it)
• Portuguese: aplicativo (pt)

Noun

applicative (plural applicatives)

1. (grammar) A grammatical construct that casts a peripheral noun phrase as direct object.
   • 2010, Kaoru Kiyosawa, Donna Gerdts, Salish Applicatives, page 370:

     It remains a puzzle why some languages allow multiple applicatives while others prohibit them. In Salish, examples of multiple applicatives are attested in Columbian, Lushootseed, Tillamook, and the three Northern Interior languages.

French

Adjective

applicative

1. feminine singular of applicatif

Italian

Adjective

applicative

1. feminine plural of applicativo

Anagrams

• applicatevi