Specialization
[,speʃəlaɪ'zeɪʃən] or [,spɛʃəlɪ'zeʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the special line of work you have adopted as your career; 'his specialization is gastroenterology'.
(noun.) the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose.
(noun.) (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; 'cell differentiation in the developing embryo'.
Checked by Lilith--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of specializing, or the state of being spezialized.
(n.) The setting apart of a particular organ for the performance of a particular function.
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Examples
- It shows the sciences in their interrelations, and saves the student from narrowness and premature specialization. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Phases of spreading and intermixture have probably alternated with phases of settlement and specialization in the history of mankind. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- As a result, every operator soon becomes a specialist, and specialization is the fundamental principle of the entire organization. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In 1748 he had sold his printing establishment with the purpose of devoting himself to physical experiment, but the cond itions of the time saved him from specialization. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The specializations of these topics are for the specialists; their interaction concerns man as a being whose experience is social. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
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