SPECIALIZATION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the special line of work you have adopted as your career
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • his specialization is gastroenterology
    Hypernyms(s) specialization is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the act of specializing
    • making something suitable for a special purpose
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) specialization is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • cell differentiation in the developing embryo
    Hypernyms(s) specialization is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)