specific
Americanadjective
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having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite.
to state one's specific purpose.
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specified, precise, or particular.
a specific sum of money.
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peculiar or proper to somebody or something, as qualities, characteristics, effects, etc..
His specific problems got him into trouble.
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of a special or particular kind.
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concerned specifically with the item or subject named (used in combination).
The Secretary addressed himself to crop-specific problems.
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Biology. of or relating to a species.
specific characters.
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Medicine/Medical.
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(of a disease) produced by a special cause or infection.
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(of a remedy) having special effect in the prevention or cure of a certain disease.
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Immunology. (of an antibody or antigen) having a particular effect on only one antibody or antigen or affecting it in only one way.
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Commerce. noting customs or duties levied in fixed amounts per unit, as number, weight, or volume.
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Physics.
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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.
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designating a physical constant that expresses a property or effect as a quantity per unit length, area, volume, or mass.
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noun
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something specific, as a statement, quality, detail, etc.
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Medicine/Medical. a specific remedy.
There is no specific for the common cold.
adjective
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explicit, particular, or definite
please be more specific
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relating to a specified or particular thing
a specific treatment for arthritis
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of or relating to a biological species
specific differences
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(of a disease) caused by a particular pathogenic agent
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physics
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characteristic of a property of a particular substance, esp in relation to the same property of a standard reference substance
specific gravity
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characteristic of a property of a particular substance per unit mass, length, area, volume, etc
specific heat
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(of an extensive physical quantity) divided by mass
specific heat capacity
specific volume
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Also (rare): specifical. commerce denoting a tariff levied at a fixed sum per unit of weight, quantity, volume, etc, irrespective of value
noun
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(sometimes plural) a designated quality, thing, etc
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med any drug used to treat a particular disease
Synonym Usage
See special.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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specificitynoun
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prespecificadjective
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unspecificadjective
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nonspecificallyadverb
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prespecificallyadverb
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specificallyadverb
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unspecificallyadverb