a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
"he always reasons from the particular to the general"
a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease
"quinine is a specific for malaria"
(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"
stated explicitly or in detail
"needed a specific amount"
relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species
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"
A distinguishing attribute or quality.
Something particularly adapted for a particular use, as a remedy for a particular disorder
The details; particulars.
explicit or definite
of, or relating to a species
pertaining to a taxon at the rank of species
special, distinctive or unique
intended for, or applying to a particular thing
being a remedy for a particular disease
limited to a particular antibody or antigen
of a value divided by mass (e.g. specific orbital energy)
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)
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.
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
specifying; definite, or making definite; limited; precise; discriminating; as, a specific statement
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
a specific remedy. See Specific, a., 3
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.]
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
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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
Rank popularity for the word 'specific' in Adjectives Frequency: #100
The numerical value of specific in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
The numerical value of specific in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
They research employees who manage money and use language specific to the company they are targeting, then they request a wire fraud transfer using dollar amounts that lend legitimacy.
I laid out what I thought he should be doing. I laid out four or five specific points that I thought were necessary. I indicated that it is about taking responsibility, and being the commander-in-chief, taking on the responsibility. He asked whether or not we would not discuss the detail of what we talked about, just saying that we had a good conversation.
This system is now in place to protect southern Europe from any specific threat from Iran should they decide to continue to break the treaty.
I'm not going to talk about specific capabilities ISIS may have lost in this strike. They lost a planner, and they lost a facilitator. And they have one wounded. The fact two of these individuals are no longer walking on the face of the Earth, that's a good thing, it is a good thing for the people of Afghanistan, it's a good thing for our troops and our forces at that airfield.
For issues related to Department personnel and for privacy reasons, we are not able to confirm the identity of the individual or specific charges, his security clearance will be suspended, and he will be put on administrative leave while this proceeds to its end through any judicial process.
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- específicCatalan, Valencian
- konkrétní, relativní, specifickýCzech
- εξειδικευμένος, συγκεκριμένος, ειδικόςGreek
- eriline, omane, eri-, kindelEstonian
- erikoinen, erityinen, spesifinen, ominainen, lajityyppinen, lajiFinnish
- конкретный, особый, специальный, явный, видовой, особенный, специфическийRussian
- නිශ්චිතSinhala, Sinhalese
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