/ Dictionary / Index A Appleton: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Ap•ple•ton Pronunciation: (ap'ul-tun), [key] — n. 1892–1965, British physicist: Nobel prize 1947. a city in E Wisconsin. 59,032. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: appleton (Thesaurus) applet Appleton layer Related Content Daily Word Quiz: abstain Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language