Definitions for specific
specific
spe·cif·ic
Spelling: [spi-sif-ik]
IPA: /spɪˈsɪf ɪk/
Specific is a 8 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.
You can make 121 anagrams from letters in specific (ccefiips).
Definitions for specific
noun
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something specific, as a statement, quality, detail, etc.
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Medicine/Medical. a specific remedy:
adjective
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having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite:
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specified, precise, or particular:
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peculiar or proper to somebody or something, as qualities, characteristics, effects, etc.:
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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):
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Biology. of or relating to a species:
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Medicine/Medical.
(of a disease) produced by a special cause or infection.
(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.
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.
designating a physical constant that expresses a property or effect as a quantity per unit length, area, volume, or mass.
Origin of specific
1625-35; Medieval Latin specificus, equivalent to Latin speci(ēs) species + -ficus -fic
Examples for specific
One specific kind of emergency is at the heart of this, such as when an airplane suffers a loss of stability at night.
So too with a vaccine that provokes a specific immune response aimed at a specific RNA sequence.
Its kernel is very bitter, and it is said to be a specific against fevers.
Food of specific sorts is rarely, if at all, mentioned in the poem.
“Very few agencies offer police any specific guidance or training on how to question people with ID,” said Garrett.
The specific name, "nasty" or "stinking," has really no application to the plant.
The delirium of jealousy is a specific symptom of chronic alcoholism.
“Protocols have specific meanings behind them, rather than do what I say because I say so,” she added.
Man-stealing was a specific offence, with its specific penalty.
To that end, PepsiCo adapts different global brands with products customized for specific markets.