"specialization" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌspɛʃəlɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ Forms: specializations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From specialize + -ation. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|specialize|ation}} specialize + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} specialization (countable and uncountable, plural specializations)
  1. The act or process of specializing. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (act of specializing): particularization Translations (act or process of specializing): специализа́ция (specializácija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), especialització [feminine] (Catalan), specializace [feminine] (Czech), erikoistuminen (Finnish), spécialisation [feminine] (French), especialización [feminine] (Galician), Spezialisierung [feminine] (German), ειδικότητα (eidikótita) [feminine] (Greek), spesialisasi (Indonesian), specializzazione [feminine] (Italian), pengkhususan (Malay), especializacion [feminine] (Occitan), uszczegółowienie [neuter] (Polish), specjalizacja [feminine] (Polish), especialização [feminine] (Portuguese), специализа́ция (specializácija) [feminine] (Russian), especialización [feminine] (Spanish), specialisering [common-gender] (Swedish), fördjupning [common-gender] (Swedish), satangi (Tagalog), спеціаліза́ція (specializácija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. The area in which someone specializes. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (area in which one specializes): специалност (specialnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), especialització [feminine] (Catalan), spesialisasi (Indonesian), specialitet [common-gender] (Swedish)
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  3. (biology) The adaptation of an organism to a specific environment, or adaptation of an organ to a particular function. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Translations (biology: adaptation): spetsialiseerumine (Estonian), erikoistuminen (Finnish), spécialisation [feminine] (French), Spezialisierung [feminine] (German), specializācija (Latvian), специализа́ция (specializácija) [feminine] (Russian), specialisering (Swedish), adaption [common-gender] (Swedish), satangi (Tagalog)
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  4. (mathematics) A proof, axiom, problem, or definition whose cases are completely covered by another, broader concept. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: specialisation (english: non-Oxford British spelling), concretization, individualization, singularization, specialization Related terms: speciation

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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