"applicator" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: applicators [plural]
Etymology: From application + -or. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||or}} + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} applicator (plural applicators)
  1. A tool or device used to apply a fluid or semi-fluid substance to a surface. Translations (tool or device used to apply): levitin (Finnish), applikaattori (Finnish), riarthóir [masculine] (Irish), aplikator [masculine] (Polish), aplicador [masculine] (Portuguese), aplicador [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-applicator-en-noun-iU6575Is Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 87 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of 'tool or device used to apply': 87 13
  2. A tubular device to insert a tampon into the vagina. Translations (tubular device): asetin (Finnish), aplicador [masculine] (Portuguese), aplicador (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-applicator-en-noun-FkbyNeeH Disambiguation of 'tubular device': 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: applicatorful, microapplicator Related terms: application, apply

Inflected forms

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          "word": "asetin"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tool or device used to apply",
      "word": "levitin"
    },
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tool or device used to apply",
      "word": "applikaattori"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "tool or device used to apply",
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      "sense": "tool or device used to apply",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "aplikator"
    },
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      "sense": "tool or device used to apply",
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      ],
      "word": "aplicador"
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      "sense": "tool or device used to apply",
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      "word": "aplicador"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tubular device",
      "word": "asetin"
    },
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tubular device",
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      "word": "aplicador"
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      "sense": "tubular device",
      "word": "aplicador"
    }
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