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specialization |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Specialization \Spe`cial*i*za"tion\, n. 1. The act of specializing, or the state of being spezialized. 2. (Biol.) The setting apart of a particular organ for the performance of a particular function. --Darwin. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: specialization n 1: the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose [syn: {specialisation}] 2: the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology" [syn: {specialisation}, {specialty}, {speciality}, {specialism}] 3: the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function [syn: {specialisation}, {differentiation}]
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