specialization
The act or process of specializingThe act or process of specializing.
» A high degree of specialization is required in that company.
Meaning
4 senses(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
(British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable)The area in which someone specializes.
(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
(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 sentencesA high degree of specialization is required in that company.
What's your area of specialization?
Other areas of specialization include toxicology, pharmacology, and physical therapy.
Translations
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Forms
plural: specializationsSynonyms
10 synonyms- the special line of work you have adopted as your career:specialisationspecialtyspecialityspecialism
- the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose:specialisation
- (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function:specialisationdifferentiation
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable