specialization

spe·cial·i·za·tion

 (spĕsh′ə-lĭ-zā′shən)

n.

1. The act of specializing or the process of becoming specialized.

2. Biology

a. Adaptation, as of an organ or a species, to a specific function or environment.

b. A character or feature resulting from such adaptation.

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specialization

, specialty - Specialization refers to the process of becoming specialized; specialty refers to a special pursuit, occupation, or product.

See also related terms for occupation.

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specialization

An arrangement within an alliance wherein a member or group of members most suited by virtue of technical skills, location, or other qualifications assume(s) greater responsibility for a specific task or significant portion thereof for one or more other members.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	specialization - the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose specialisation change of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics
	2.	specialization - the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology" specialism, speciality, specialty, specialisation calling, career, vocation - the particular occupation for which you are trained
	3.	specialization - (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo" specialisation, differentiation biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms adaption, adaptation, adjustment - the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

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Translations

specializace

specialisering

εξειδίκευση

domainespécialisationspécialité

specializálódásszakosodás

sérhæfing

specializzazione

specializacija

uzmanlaşma

specialization

[ˌspeʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən] N (= act) → especialización f; (= subject) → especialidad f

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specialization

[ˌspɛʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃ^ən] specialisation (British) n → spécialisation f

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specialization

n → Spezialisierung f (→ in auf +acc); (= special subject) → Spezialgebiet nt

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specialization

[ˌspɛʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃ/ən] n → specializzazione f

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special

(ˈspeʃəl) adjective

1. out of the ordinary; un-usual or exceptional. a special occasion; a special friend. spesiaal إسْتِثْنائي، غَيْر عادي скъп especial zvláštní, výjimečný besonder speciel; særlig ιδιαίτερος, ξεχωριστόςespecial, extraordinario eriline مخصوص erityinen spécial, exceptionnelמיוחד विशेष, खास poseban, osobit különleges istimewa sérstakur speciale 特別な 특별한 ypatingas, nepaprastas speciāls; īpašs; sevišķs istimewa bijzonder særlig, spesiellspecjalny خاص especial special, excepţional особый; особенный výnimočný poseben izuzetan speciell, särskild พิเศษ özel 特殊的 спеціальний; особливий خصوصی، بہت عمدہ đặc biệt, riêng biệt 特殊的

2. appointed, arranged, designed etc for a particular purpose. a special messenger; a special tool for drilling holes. spesiaal خاص، خُصوصي специален especial zvláštní, speciální Spezial-... speciel ειδικόςespecífico, particular eri- استثنايي erikois- spécialמיוחד विशेष, विशिष्ट specijalan speciális khusus sérstakur, sér- speciale 専用の 특정한 specialus speciāls; īpašs khas speciaalspesial-, sær-specjalny خاص especial special специальный zvláštny, špeciálny poseben poseban extra, special- ที่จัดเตรียม özel 專門的 спеціальний کسی خاص مقصد کے لیے مقرر یا منتخب riêng, dành riêng 专门的

noun

something which is special. There's a special (= a special train) due through here at 5.20. spesiale ding شَيءٌ خاص специален влак especial zvláštní vlak der Sonderzug sær- έκτακτος, μη κανονικός especial eri(rong) خاص erikois- spécialמיוחד विशेष nešto što je posebno (poseban vlak, posebno izdanje...) különvonat sesuatu yang istimewa e-ð sem er sérstakt treno speciale 特別のもの 특별한 것 kas nors specialaus kaut kas speciāls (speciālvilciens u.tml.) khas extraekstra; dagens rett coś specjalnego, specjalny خاص especial lucru/obiect special что-л. спецального назн��чения zvláštny vlak poseben (...) ekspresni extratåg สิ่งที่พิเศษ özel bir şey 特別(專)... екстрений потяг کوئی خاص شے chuyến xe lửa đặc biệt 特别（专）...

ˈspecialist noun

a person who makes a very deep study of one branch of a subject or field. Dr Brown is a heart specialist. spesialis إخْتِصاصي، مُخْتَص специалист especialista specialista der/die Spezialist(in) specialist ειδικόςespecialista spetsialist asiantuntija spécialisteמומחה विशेषज्ञ specijalist, sručnjak specialista spesialis sérfræðingur specialista 専門家 전문가 specialistas speciālists pakar specialistspesialistspecjalista پوه، متخصص especialista specialist специалист špecialista, odborník strokovnjak specijalista specialist ผู้ชำนาญเฉพาะทาง uzman, mütehassıs 專家 спеціаліст, фахівець متخصّص chuyên gia, chuyên khoa 专家

speciality (speʃiˈəti) , (American) specialty (ˈspeʃəlti) – plurals speciˈalities, ~ˈspecialties – noun

1. a special product for which one is well-known. Brown bread is this baker's speciality. spesialiteit سِلْعَه مُمَيَّزَه специалитет especialidade specialita die Spezialität specialitet σπεσιαλιτέespecialidad eritoode تخصص erikoisuus spécialité מוּמחִיוּת विशेषता specijalitet specialitás produk istimewa sérréttur specialità 目玉商品 전문 firminis produktas specialitāte; firmas produkts keistimewaan specialiteitspesialitetspecjalność تخصص especialidade spe­ci­a­litate фирменныи товар, продукт špecialita posebnost specijalitet specialitet สาขาเฉพาะ özel mamulat, spesiyalite 特產 спеціальний асортимент خصوصیت đặc sản 特产

2. a special activity, or subject about which one has special knowledge. His speciality is physics. vakgebied إخْتِصاص специалност especialidade obor das Spezialgebiet speciale ειδικότηταespecialidad eriala رشته ي تخصصي erikoisala spécialitéהתמחות विशेष विषय specijalnost, osobita struka spesialisasi sérgrein specialità 専門 전공 specialybė specialitāte kepakaran specialiteitspesialitet, spesialfeltspecjalność رشته تخصصی especialidade specialitate специальность odbornosť, špecializácia posebno področje specijalnost specialitet ความชำนาญพิเศษ uzmanlık alanı 專長 спеціальність, фах امتیاز یا خاص میدان عمل chuyên ngành 专长

ˈspecialize, ˈspecialise verb

(usually with in) go give one's attention (to), work (in), or study (a particular job, subject etc). He specializes in fixing computers. spesialiseer يَخْتَص специализирам especializar(-se) specializovat se sich spezialisieren specialisere ειδικεύομαιespecializarse spetsialiseeruma erikoistua se spécialiser, être spécialisé לְהִתמָחוֹת किसी विशेष क्षेत्र में विशेषज्ञता प्राप्त करना specijalizirati se, osobito se posvetiti vmire specializálja magát berspesialisasi sérhæfa sig í specializzarsi, essere specializzato 専攻する 전문(공)하다 specializuotis specializēties mengkhusus zich specialiseren spesialisere segspecjalizować się اختصاص لاسته راوړل especializar a se specializa, a fi spe­cia­list (în) специализироваться špecializovať sa specializirati se specijalizovati specialisera sig ศึกษาเป็นพิเศษ uzmanlaşmak 專心於... спеціалізувати(ся) خصوصیت حاصل کرنا، ماہر بننا chuyên về, chuyên gia về 专心于...

ˌspecialiˈzation, ˌspecialiˈsation noun

spesialisasie تَخَصُّص специализация especialização specializace die Spezialisierung specialisering ειδίκευσηespecialidad spetsialiseerumine erikoistuminen spécialisationהתמחות विशेषज्ञता specijalizacija szakosodás, specializálódás spesialisasi sérhæfing specializzazione 専門化 전문화 specializacija specializācija pengkhususan specialisatiespesialisering specjalizacja اختصاص especialização spe­cia­lizare специализация špecializácia specializacija specijalizacija specialisering ความชำนาญเฉพาะสาขา uzmanlaşma 專門化 спеціалізація اختصاص sự chuyên môn hóa 专门化

ˈspecialized, ˈspecialised adjective

(of knowledge, skills etc) of the accurate detailed kind obtained by specializing. gespesialiseerd مُخْتَص специализиран especializado specializovaný spezialisiert specialiseret ειδικευμένοςespecializado eriala- erikoistunut spécialisé לְמַטָרָה יִיחוּדִית विशिष्टीकृत specijaliziran szakosított berspesialisasi sérhæfður specializzato 専門化した 전문화 된 specializuotas specifisks; specializēts khusus gespecialiseerdspesialisertwyspecjalizowany متخصص especializado specializat специальный špecializovaný specializiran specijalizovan specialiserad ที่ชำนาญเป็นพิเศษ uzmanlaşmış 專門的 спеціальний; спеціалізований اختصاص کے ذریعہ حاصل کیا گیا خاص تفصیلی علم chuyên dụng, chuyên 专门的

ˈspecially adverb

1. with one particular purpose. I picked these flowers specially for you; a splendid cake, specially made for the occasion. spesiaal بصورةٍ خاصَّه специално especialmente výhradně, zvlášť eigens specielt ειδικάespecialmente spetsiaalselt (kellegi, millegi jaoks) vain spécialement בִּמיוּחָד विशेष रूप से, खासकर posebno, u osobitu svrhu külön(legesen) secara khusus sérstaklega appositamente, espressamente 特に 특별히 specialiai speciāli; īpaši khusus speciaalspesielt, særligspecjalnie په خاصه توګه especialmente (în mod) special специально výhradne, zvlášť posebej posebno speciellt เป็นพิเศษ özellikle, özel olarak 專門為... спеціально خاص طور پر chỉ dành cho 专门为...

2. particularly; exceptionally. He's a nice child, but not specially clever. veral بصورةٍ إسْتِثْنائِيَّه особено excepcionalmente obzvlášť besonders specielt; særligt ιδιαίτεραparticularmente eriti erityisen particulièrement בִּמיוּחָד खास तौर से napose, osobito különösen secara istimewa sérstaklega particolarmente とりわけ 특히, 예외적으로 ypatingai sevišķi; īpaši begitu bijzonder eksepsjonelt, utenom det vanligespecjalnie په خاصه توګه excepcionalmente în mod particular особенно obzvlášť posebno naročito speciellt, särskilt อย่างพิเศษ özellikle, çok 特別地 особливо خصوصا đặc biệt, riêng biệt 特别地

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