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Applying vs Applicable - What's the difference?

applying | applicable |

As a verb applying

is .

As a noun applying

is the act of applying.

As an adjective applicable is

suitable for application, relevant.

applying

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (-)
  • The act of applying.
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  • , author=(Henry Petroski) , title=Opening Doors , volume=100, issue=2, page=112-3 , magazine= 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.}}

    applicable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • suitable for application, relevant
  • Synonyms

    * appropriate

    Antonyms

    * inapplicable

    Derived terms

    * applicability