specialisation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
cell differentiation in the developing embryo
Types & categories
- adaption hypernym
Related & opposite
- speciate derivation
- differentiate derivation
- biology domain topic
Sense 2 noun
the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
Types & categories
- change of state hypernym
Related & opposite
- specialize derivation
Sense 3 noun
the special line of work you have adopted as your career
his specialization is gastroenterology
Types & categories
- career hypernym
Related & opposite
- specialist derivation
- medical specialist derivation
- specialise derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | speciate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | differentiate |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | biology |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | adaption |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | specialize |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | change of state |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | specialist |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | medical specialist |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | specialise |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | career |