specialization

[ spesh-uh-luh-zey-shuh n ]

/ ˌspɛʃ ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work: Medical students with high student loans often feel driven into specialization.

Biology. the adaptation of an organism or organ to a special function or environment: Basic biology suggests the selective pressures leading to convergent evolutionary specialization among desert-dwelling species.

the act of being restricted to some specific, or the act of becoming specialized.

Nearby words

specialism, specialist, specialist registrar, specialistic, speciality, specialization, specialize, specialty, speciate, speciation, specie

Also especially British, spe·cial·i·sa·tion.

Origin of specialization

specializ(e) + -ation

Related forms

de·spe·cial·i·za·tion, nounnon·spe·cial·i·za·tion, nounsub·spe·cial·i·za·tion, nounsu·per·spe·cial·i·za·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for specialization

Wilson: Yes, I build virtual worlds to see how people use exchange, specialization, and property to create wealth.
Why Do We Want Prices in Health Care?|Megan McArdle|February 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The rapid increase of specialization makes it impossible for one author to cover satisfactorily the whole field of modern Biology.
The Nature of Animal Light|E. Newton Harvey
Specialization commenced, and establishments were set up solely for fur dressing.
Principles and Practice of Fur Dressing and Fur Dyeing|William E. Austin
And it is plain that the time has come when we must determine the price that may rightly be paid for this specialization.
Woman and Womanhood|C. W. Saleeby

To the mediocre mediocrity is a form of happiness; they have a natural instinct for mastering one thing, for specialization.
The Antichrist|F. W. Nietzsche
The first means diversification, specialization, differentiating the powers of an individual with increased refinement of each.
Ethics|John Dewey and James Hayden Tufts

Medicine definitions for specialization

specialization

[ spĕsh′ə-lĭ-zā′shən ]

n.

The act of specializing.

A specialty.

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

differentiation