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SPECIALISATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The special line of work you have adopted as your career
Example:
his specialization is gastroenterology
Synonyms:
specialisation; specialism; speciality; specialization; specialty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("specialisation" is a kind of...):
calling; career; vocation (the particular occupation for which you are trained)
Derivation:
specialise (devote oneself to a special area of work)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
Synonyms:
specialisation; specialization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("specialisation" is a kind of...):
change of state (the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics)
Derivation:
specialise (suit to a special purpose)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
Example:
cell differentiation in the developing embryo
Synonyms:
differentiation; specialisation; specialization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("specialisation" is a kind of...):
adaptation; adaption; adjustment (the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions))
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Derivation:
specialise (evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment)
