Definitions for specific
spɪˈsɪf ɪkspe·cif·ic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. particular, specificnoun

   a fact about some part (as opposed to general)

   "he always reasons from the particular to the general"

2. specificadjective

   a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease

   "quinine is a specific for malaria"

3. 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"

4. specificadjective

   stated explicitly or in detail

   "needed a specific amount"

5. specificadjective

   relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species

   "specific characters"

6. 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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. specificnoun

   A distinguishing attribute or quality.

2. specificnoun

   Something particularly adapted for a particular use, as a remedy for a particular disorder

3. specificnoun

   Specification

4. specificnoun

   The details; particulars.

5. specificadjective

   explicit or definite

6. specificadjective

   of, or relating to a species

7. specificadjective

   pertaining to a taxon at the rank of species

8. specificadjective

   special, distinctive or unique

9. specificadjective

   intended for, or applying to a particular thing

10. specificadjective

    being a remedy for a particular disease

11. specificadjective

    limited to a particular antibody or antigen

12. specificadjective

    of a value divided by mass (e.g. specific orbital energy)

13. 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)

14. 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)

15. Etymology: From specifique, from specificus, from species + facio.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. 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

2. Specificadjective

   specifying; definite, or making definite; limited; precise; discriminating; as, a specific statement

3. 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

4. Specificnoun

   a specific remedy. See Specific, a., 3

5. Specificadjective

   anything having peculiar adaption to the purpose to which it is applied

6. Etymology: [F. spcifique, or NL. spesificus; L. species a particular sort or kind + facere to make. Cf. specify.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. 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  

Matched Categories

1. • Fact
   • Medicine
   • Pathology

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'specific' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #871

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'specific' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1249

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'specific' in Adjectives Frequency: #100

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How to pronounce specific?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say specific in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of specific in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of specific in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of specific in a Sentence

1. Zhao Lijian:

   U.S. airlines are facing severe staff shortages as flight crews are reluctant to go on duty due to fear of COVID-19 infection, which has led to widespread cancellations of domestic and international flights in the U.S., the Chinese diplomatic and consular missions in the U.S. are in communication with relevant airlines to understand the specific technical issues involved and explore solutions so as to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

2. Superintendent Lt. Gen. Rich Clark:

   The Air Force Academy does not prohibit the use of' mom and dad' or other gender-specific terms, the recent briefing on diversity and inclusion is being taken out of context and misrepresented ; the slide in question was not intended to stand alone.

3. Jesse Prentice-Dunn:

   We're seeing a raft of favors both large and small being granted, everything from specific projects getting greenlights to larger policies that are either being rolled back from The Obama administration or moved forward in the Trump administration.

4. Digital World:

   We have not selected any specific business target and we have not, nor has anyone on our behalf, initiated any substantive discussions, directly or indirectly, with any business combination target.

5. Kim Kardashian:

   I honestly don't think I would even say it here on TV, but it was not one specific thing that happened on either part. I think it was just a general difference of opinions on a few things that led to this decision.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=specific
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Specific
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/specific
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=specific