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EXPERTISE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge
Synonyms:
expertise; expertness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("expertise" is a kind of...):
skillfulness (the state of being cognitively skillful)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "expertise"):
professionalism (the expertness characteristic of a professional person)
sophistication (being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject)
Derivation:
expert (of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb expertise
Context examples:
These facilities must demonstrate expertise in each of three areas: laboratory, clinical, and behavioral and population-based research.
(NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, NCI Thesaurus)
Through the collective expertise of its member institutions, the NCCN develops, updates, and disseminates a complete library of clinical practice guidelines.
(National Comprehensive Cancer Network, NCI Thesaurus)
Each member of the consortium brings a high level of expertise in a specific area to ensure the successful completion of the project.
(Consortium, NCI Thesaurus)
A physician that has expertise in a specific medical disciple that can offer expertise or advice to other physicians and healthcare providers.
(Consulting Physician, NCI Thesaurus)
Animal Pharmacology Shared Resource provides support and expertise to Cancer Center investigators in evaluation of the pharmacological effects of drug candidates in clinically relevant animal models.
(Animal Pharmacology Shared Resource, NCI Thesaurus)
It didn't take particular panda expertise to know that something was amiss when we'd come upon horse-affected bamboo patches.
(Belly up to the bamboo buffet: Pandas vs. horses, NSF)
As the Belgian professor recalled that in the preliminary results there is already a large amount of expertise and proof, it must be said.
(Health threats caused by mobile phone radiation, EUROPARL TV)
A specially trained physician with expertise in the application of bronchoscopic techniques for diagnostic and treatment purposes.
(Bronchoscopist, NCI Thesaurus)
It serves as a center of expertise for a full range of chemical and biochemical services in support of the cancer research.
(Analytical Biochemistry Shared Resource, NCI Thesaurus)
You may be taking a leading role in the community, whether to share information or expertise or to foster empathic awareness of a humanitarian or charity effort.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
