Noun: specialisation ,spe-shu-lI'zey-shun
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: specialization)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: specialization)
- The act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
"The company's specialisation in electric vehicles set it apart from competitors";
- specialization
- The special line of work you have adopted as your career
"His specialisation in cybersecurity led to numerous job offers";
- specialization, specialty [N. Amer], speciality [Brit, Cdn], specialism
- (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
"cell specialisation in the developing embryo";
- specialization, differentiation
Derived forms: specialisations
Type of: adaptation, adaption, adjustment, calling, career, change of state, vocation
Encyclopedia: Specialisation