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specific
[spi-sif-ik]
adjective
having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite.
to state one's specific purpose.
specified, precise, or particular.
a specific sum of money.
Antonyms: vaguepeculiar or proper to somebody or something, as qualities, characteristics, effects, etc..
His specific problems got him into trouble.
of a special or particular kind.
concerned specifically with the item or subject named (used in combination).
The Secretary addressed himself to crop-specific problems.
Biology., of or relating to a species.
specific characters.
Medicine/Medical.
(of a disease) produced by a special cause or infection.
(of a remedy) having special effect in the prevention or cure of a certain disease.
Immunology., (of an antibody or antigen) having a particular effect on only one antibody or antigen or affecting it in only one way.
Commerce., noting customs or duties levied in fixed amounts per unit, as number, weight, or volume.
Physics.
designating a physical constant that, for a particular substance, is expressed as the ratio of the quantity in the substance to the quantity in an equal volume of a standard substance, as water or air.
designating a physical constant that expresses a property or effect as a quantity per unit length, area, volume, or mass.
noun
something specific, as a statement, quality, detail, etc.
Medicine/Medical., a specific remedy.
There is no specific for the common cold.
specific
/ spɪˈsɪfɪk, ˌspɛsɪˈfɪsɪtɪ /
adjective
explicit, particular, or definite
please be more specific
relating to a specified or particular thing
a specific treatment for arthritis
of or relating to a biological species
specific differences
(of a disease) caused by a particular pathogenic agent
physics
characteristic of a property of a particular substance, esp in relation to the same property of a standard reference substance
specific gravity
characteristic of a property of a particular substance per unit mass, length, area, volume, etc
specific heat
(of an extensive physical quantity) divided by mass
specific heat capacity
specific volume
Also (rare): specifical. commerce denoting a tariff levied at a fixed sum per unit of weight, quantity, volume, etc, irrespective of value
noun
(sometimes plural) a designated quality, thing, etc
med any drug used to treat a particular disease
Other Word Forms
- specifically adverb
- nonspecifically adverb
- prespecific adjective
- prespecifically adverb
- unspecific adjective
- unspecifically adverb
- specificity noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of specific1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“Instead, the markets are weighing in that the individual components of the group are increasingly trading on their idiosyncratic fundamental setups as related to AI and other company specific influences.”
When wheat roots release this extra compound into the surrounding soil, it assists specific bacteria that can convert nitrogen from the air into a form that nearby plants can absorb.
"These are infiltrating macrophages, a very specific type. They're not ones already residing in the tissue. These come in after damage occurs," Jankowski says.
But when it comes to Disneyland, its theme park that become a SoCal institution, fans and history buffs crave specifics.
Eventually the specifics of the character that would lend the movie its name began to take shape.
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