Specialization

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act of specializing or the process of becoming specialized.
  • n. Biology Adaptation, as of an organ or organism, to a specific function or environment.
  • n. Biology A character, feature, or organism resulting from such adaptation.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The process of specializing.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of specializing, or the state of being spezialized.
  • n. The setting apart of a particular organ for the performance of a particular function.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act or process of specializing; a making or fixing of special differences or requirements; differentiation.
  • n. The state of being or becoming specialized; a condition of fixed or developed differentiation, as of parts, organs, or individuals, with reference to form, appearance, function, etc.
  • n. In biology, that evolutionary process whereby parts or organs primitively indifferent or of common character become differentiated in form or function (usually in both); also, the result of such process or course of development; adaptive modification.
  • n. Also spelled specialisation.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
  • n. the special line of work you have adopted as your career
  • n. the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
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    adjustment    adaption    adaptation    vocation    career    calling    change of state   
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