Applying vs Applicable - What's the difference?
applying | applicable |
The act of applying.
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, author=(Henry Petroski)
, title=Opening Doors
, volume=100, issue=2, page=112-3
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As a verb applying
is .As a noun applying
is the act of applying.As an adjective applicable is
suitable for application, relevant.applying
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(-)citation, passage=A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. Applying' a force tangential to the knob is essentially equivalent to ' applying one perpendicular to a radial line defining the lever.}}