What does Specific mean?
Definitions for Specific
spɪˈsɪf ɪkspe·cif·ic
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Specific.
Princeton's WordNet
particular, specificnoun
a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
"he always reasons from the particular to the general"
specificadjective
a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease
"quinine is a specific for malaria"
specificadjective
(sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique
"rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident"
specificadjective
stated explicitly or in detail
"needed a specific amount"
specificadjective
relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species
"specific characters"
specificadjective
being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides
"quinine is highly specific for malaria"; "a specific remedy"; "a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements"
Wiktionary
specificnoun
A distinguishing attribute or quality.
specificnoun
Something particularly adapted for a particular use, as a remedy for a particular disorder
specificnoun
Specification
specificnoun
The details; particulars.
specificadjective
explicit or definite
specificadjective
of, or relating to a species
specificadjective
pertaining to a taxon at the rank of species
specificadjective
special, distinctive or unique
specificadjective
intended for, or applying to a particular thing
specificadjective
being a remedy for a particular disease
specificadjective
limited to a particular antibody or antigen
specificadjective
of a value divided by mass (e.g. specific orbital energy)
specificadjective
similarly referring to a value divided by any measure which acts to standardize it (e.g. thrust specific fuel consumption, referring to fuel consumption divided by thrust)
specificadjective
a measure compared with a standard reference value by division, to produce a ratio without unit or dimension (e.g. specific refractive index is a pure number, and is relative to that of air)
Etymology: From specifique, from specificus, from species + facio.
Wikipedia
SPECIFIC
The Sustainable Product Engineering Centre for Innovative Functional Industrial Coatings (SPECIFIC) is an academic and industrial consortium led by Swansea University, with Tata Steel as the main industrial partner. It is funded by EPSRC, Innovate UK and the Welsh Government.The centre is developing the concept 'Buildings as Power Stations' and has been awarded £26 million, comprising £15 million from the EU, with the remaining money coming from EPSRC, Innovate UK, industry partners, and contributions from Swansea and Cardiff universities. SPECIFIC has developed an 'Active Classroom', designed by architect Joanna Clarke and situated at Swansea University Bay Campus, showcasing innovative technologies for creating low carbon buildings which generate more energy than they consume. The Active Classroom won the Construction Excellence in Wales Award for Innovation in 2017.In 2018 the UK government announced £36 million funding for an Active Building Centre in order to accelerate market adoption of active buildings.
ChatGPT
specific
Specific can be defined as something that is precise, clear, and detailed, focusing on particular details or characteristics, rather than being general or vague. It refers to being explicit or definite about a particular aspect, item, or situation.
Webster Dictionary
Specificadjective
of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or constituting a species; possessing the peculiar property or properties of a thing which constitute its species, and distinguish it from other things; as, the specific form of an animal or a plant; the specific qualities of a drug; the specific distinction between virtue and vice
Specificadjective
specifying; definite, or making definite; limited; precise; discriminating; as, a specific statement
Specificadjective
exerting a peculiar influence over any part of the body; preventing or curing disease by a peculiar adaption, and not on general principles; as, quinine is a specific medicine in cases of malaria
Specificnoun
a specific remedy. See Specific, a., 3
Specificadjective
anything having peculiar adaption to the purpose to which it is applied
Etymology: [F. spcifique, or NL. spesificus; L. species a particular sort or kind + facere to make. Cf. specify.]
Editors Contribution
specific
Accurate and perfect details, data or words.
They had to have the specific budget for the invitation to quotation.
Submitted by MaryC on February 1, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Specific' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #871
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Specific' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1249
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Specific' in Adjectives Frequency: #100
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Specific in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Specific in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Specific in a Sentence
Pneumonia is very rarely actually diagnosed down to which specific microbe is causing it. Not all patients with pneumonia have the same clinical features, these can vary. If a pneumonia case looked a bit different to usual, and if there are fatalities, which seems to be the case here, then you might expect to find the cause. But unexplained pneumonia cases probably happen frequently and are not reported, meaning it is hard to know how common things like this really are.
I was focusing on a specific targeted kind of case where people are organizing to bring pregnant women into the country, where they're having children so their children can become citizens.
Specific actions are being taken where we have found there is wrongdoing.
Our study implies that knowledge of cannabis smoking and specific high-chemical-producing varieties of the cannabis plant were among the cultural traditions that spread along these exchange routes, modern perspectives on cannabis vary tremendously cross-culturally, but it is clear that the plant has a long history of human use, medicinally, ritually, and recreationally, over countless millennia.
It still seems to be focused on specific issues, whether it’s credit or it’s oil. But clearly there is a more defensive tone that the market is taking and we’re watching for signs of capitulation.
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- específicCatalan, Valencian
- konkrétní, relativní, specifickýCzech
- penodolWelsh
- εξειδικευμένος, συγκεκριμένος, ειδικόςGreek
- specifaEsperanto
- específicoSpanish
- eriline, omane, eri-, kindelEstonian
- خاصPersian
- erikoinen, erityinen, spesifinen, ominainen, lajityyppinen, lajiFinnish
- spécifiqueFrench
- კუთრიGeorgian
- specificRomanian
- конкретный, особый, специальный, явный, видовой, особенный, специфическийRussian
- නිශ්චිතSinhala, Sinhalese
- குறிப்பிட்டTamil
- 具体的Chinese
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