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