Meaning

4 senses
  1. (British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable)The act or process of specializing.

    Spezialisierung

    специализа́цияspecializácija

    спеціаліза́ціяspecializácija

    the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose

  2. (British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable)The area in which someone specializes.

  3. (British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable)The adaptation of an organism to a specific environment, or adaptation of an organ to a particular function.

    Spezialisierung

    специализа́цияspecializácija

    (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function

  4. (British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable)A proof, axiom, problem, or definition whose cases are completely covered by another, broader concept.

    A triangle is a specialization of a polygon to one with exactly three sides.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. A high degree of specialization is required in that company.

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  2. What's your area of specialization?

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  3. Other areas of specialization include toxicology, pharmacology, and physical therapy.

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Translations

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Русский
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act or process of specializing:

Forms

plural: specializations

Synonyms

10 synonyms
act of specializing:particularization
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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