different between clockwork vs app
clockwork
English
Etymology
From clock +? -work
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?kl?kw?k/
- (UK) IPA(key): /?kl?kw??k/
Noun
clockwork (usually uncountable, plural clockworks)
- A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device.
Derived terms
- like clockwork
- clockwork orange
Translations
Adjective
clockwork (not comparable) (attributive)
- Driven by clockwork.
- Very smooth and regular.
References
- “clockwork”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
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app
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æp/
- (US) IPA(key): [?æ?p?]
- Hyphenation: app
- Rhymes: -æp
Etymology 1
Shortening of application.
Noun
app (plural apps)
- (computing, mobile telephony) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.
- (military) application (use, purpose; not a computer program)
- 1995, The X-Files (TV series), Nisei (episode)
- SCULLY: What are these chips used for?
PENDRELL: Video games, brake systems, they're finding new apps every day. I just read about one being designed to help the severely disabled operate computers using brainwaves.
- SCULLY: What are these chips used for?
- 1995, The X-Files (TV series), Nisei (episode)
- (education, informal) application (to a college etc.)
Hyponyms
Related terms
- app service
Translations
Etymology 2
Shortening of appetizer.
Noun
app (plural apps)
- (informal) appetizer
- 2007, Evelyn Spence, Explorer's Guide Colorado's Classic Mountain Towns
- The food is some of Breck's best: apps like sweet potato gnocchi with smoked chicken and sage cream […]
- 2010, Bill Allen, Grillin', Chillin', and Swillin' (page 1)
- This is not to say that we only serve apps at dinner parties. Quite the contrary; but for smaller gatherings, good appetizers can distinguish you as a host who puts more thought and effort into his or her party menu. Better yet, most apps are relatively easy to make […]
- 2007, Evelyn Spence, Explorer's Guide Colorado's Classic Mountain Towns
Etymology 3
Shortening of appearance.
Noun
app (plural apps)
- (sports) an appearance in a game (e.g., a player with 10 apps in a season played 10 times)
See also
- Appendix:American Dialect Society words of the year
Anagrams
- PAP, PPA, pap
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from English app.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /?ap/
Noun
app f (plural apps)
- app
- Synonyms: aplicació mòbil, apli
Further reading
- “app” in termcat, Centre de Terminologia, 2021.
Danish
Etymology
From English app, shortened from application.
Noun
app c (singular definite appen, plural indefinite apper or apps)
- (computing) app
Synonyms
- applikation
- mobilapp
Derived terms
- appudvikler
- mobilapp
Declension
References
- “app” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
From English app. The sense message sent using an app is influenced by the app name WhatsApp.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p/
- Hyphenation: app
- Rhymes: -?p
Noun
app f or m (plural apps, diminutive appje n)
- an app
- (typically in the diminutive) a text message sent using an app
Derived terms
- appen
- appgroep
- groepsapp
Faroese
Etymology
From English app, from application, from Latin applic?ti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a?p?/
- Rhymes: -a?p?
Noun
app f (genitive singular appar, plural appir)
- (computing) app (for a mobile device)
Declension
Hungarian
Etymology
Clipping of applikáció (“application”), from English application.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [??p?]
- Hyphenation: app
- Rhymes: -?p?
Noun
app (plural appok)
- (computing) app, application
- Synonyms: alkalmazás, applikáció
Declension
Icelandic
Etymology
From English app, from application, from Latin applic?ti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ahp/
- Rhymes: -ahp
Noun
app n (genitive singular apps, nominative plural öpp)
- (computing) app (for a mobile device)
Declension
Synonyms
- smáforrit
Italian
Noun
app f (invariable)
- app
Ludian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *appi.
Noun
app
- father-in-law
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English app or a clipping of aplicação / aplicativo.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): [??.pi]
Noun
app f or m (in variation) (plural apps)
- (computing) app (small computer application)
- Synonyms: aplicação, (Brazil) aplicativo
Further reading
- “app” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
From English app.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ap/, [?ap]
Noun
app f (plural apps)
- (computing) app
- Synonym: aplicación
Usage notes
- The feminine noun app is like other feminine nouns starting with a stressed a sound in that it takes the definite article el (normally reserved for masculine nouns) in the singular when there is no intervening adjective:
- el app
- However, if an adjective, even one that begins with a stressed a sound such as alta or ancha, intervenes between the article and the noun, the article reverts to la.
- In practice, this rule is often not followed and the form la app is widely used.
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