Meaning of specific

Specific

Uncommon

adj

•

or

•

In Sciences:

to a

•

In Taxonomy:

to a

at the

of

•

,

or

•

for, or

to, a

•

to

a

(often a

or

), with little risk of

.

•

being a

for a

•

In Immunology:

to a

or

•

In Physics:

of a value

by

(e.g.

energy)

•

In Physics:

to a value

by any

which

to

it (e.g.

specific fuel consumption

,

to

by

)

•

In Physics:

a

with a

value by

, to

a

without

or

(e.g.

refractive index

is a

number, and is

to that of

)

noun

•

A

or quality.

•

A

for a

or

.

•

•

The

;

.

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Opposite

general-purpose

Rhymes

Lineage

specific

English

specifique

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

specificus

Latin

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