specs

[speks]

plural noun

Informal.

1. spectacles; eyeglasses.

2. specifications.

specs

/ spɛks /

plural noun

1. short for spectacles

2. short for specifications See specification

Word History and Origins

Origin of specs¹

First recorded in 1800–10; by shortening

Example Sentences

They look like an ordinary pair of glasses – but these are tech-packed specs.

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Measure each contender or confirm its specs with the manufacturer, suggests Davis.

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He shows us the small cylinder where the specs of dust can be heated to 1400 Celsius.

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Actually it’s perfectly normal in a busy life to lose your specs or wonder what you went looking for in the cupboard.

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But the behemoth rocket already has some impressive specs, and dwarfs all of its predecessors.

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Related Words

• sunglasses