English
Alternative forms
- specialisation (non-Oxford British spelling)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
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|lang=parameter) Hyphenation: spe‧cial‧i‧za‧tion
Noun
specialization (countable and uncountable, plural specializations)
- The act or process of specializing.
- 1973, Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough For Love:
- A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
- 1973, Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough For Love:
- The act or process of becoming specialized.
- (biology) The adaptation of an organism to a specific environment, or adaptation of an organ to a particular function.
Antonyms
Translations
act or process of specializing
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act or process of becoming specialized
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biology: adaptation
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