English noun: specialization | |||
| 1. | specialization (act) the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose | ||
| Synonyms | specialisation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change of state | ||
| 2. | specialization (act) the special line of work you have adopted as your career | ||
| Samples | His specialization is gastroenterology. | ||
| Synonyms | specialisation, specialism, speciality, specialty | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | calling, career, vocation | ||
| 3. | specialization (process) (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function | ||
| Samples | Cell differentiation in the developing embryo. | ||
| Synonyms | differentiation, specialisation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adaptation, adaption, adjustment | ||
| Domain category | biological science, biology | ||