Specialisation (original) (raw)

I. (noun)

Meaning:

The special line of work you have adopted as your career

Example:

his specialization is gastroenterology

Synonyms:

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)

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)

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)