specify.html - adj. & n.
--adj.

1 clearly defined; definite (has no specific name; told me so in specific terms).
2 relating to a particular subject; peculiar (a style specific to that).
3 a of or concerning a species (the specific name for a plant). b possessing, or concerned with, the properties that characterize a species (the specific forms of animals).
4 (of a duty or a tax) assessed by quantity or amount, not by the value of goods.

--n.

1 archaic a specific medicine or remedy.
2 a specific aspect or factor (shall we discuss specifics?).

specific cause the cause of a particular form of a disease. specific difference a factor that differentiates a species. specific disease a disease caused by one identifiable agent. specific gravity = relative density. specific heat capacity the heat required to raise the temperature of the unit mass of a given substance by a given amount (usu. one degree). specific medicine a medicine having a distinct effect in curing a certain disease. specific performance Law the performance of a contractual duty, as ordered in cases where damages would not be adequate remedy.

specifically adv. specificity n. specificness n. [LL specificus (as SPECIES)]

specify.html - n.
1 the act or an instance of specifying; the state of being specified.
2 (esp. in pl.) a detailed description of the construction, workmanship, materials, etc., of work done or to be done, prepared by an architect, engineer, etc.
3 a description by an applicant for a patent of the construction and use of his invention.
4 Law the conversion of materials into a new product not held to be the property of the owner of the materials. [med.L specificatio (as SPECIFY)]

specify.html - v.tr.
(-ies, -ied)
1 (also absol.) name or mention expressly (specified the type he needed).
2 (usu. foll. by that + clause) name as a condition (specified that he must be paid at once).
3 include in specifications (a French window was not specified).

specifiable adj. specifier n. [ME f. OF specifier or LL specificare (as SPECIFIC)]

specify.html - (Business World) (Lifestyle and Leisure) see magalog

specify.html - adj. & n.
--adj.

1 a particularly good; exceptional; out of the ordinary (bought them a special present; took special trouble). b peculiar; specific; not general (lacks the special qualities required; the word has a special sense).
2 for a particular purpose (sent on a special assignment).
3 in which a person specializes (statistics is his special field).
4 denoting education for children with particular needs, e.g. the handicapped.

--n.

a special person or thing, e.g. a special constable, train, examination, edition of a newspaper, dish on a menu, etc.

special area Brit. a district for which special economic provision is made in legislation. Special Branch (in the UK) a police department dealing with political security. special case 1 a written statement of fact presented by litigants to a court.
2 an exceptional or unusual case. special constable Brit. a policeman sworn in to assist in times of emergency etc. special correspondent a journalist writing for a newspaper on special events or a special area of interest. special delivery a delivery of mail in advance of the regular delivery. special drawing rights the right to purchase extra foreign currency from the International Monetary Fund. special edition an extra edition of a newspaper including later news than the ordinary edition. special effects scenic illusions created by props and camera-work. special intention see INTENTION . special jury a jury with members of a particular social standing (cf. common jury). special licence Brit. a marriage licence allowing immediate marriage without banns, or at an unusual time or place. special pleading 1 Law pleading with reference to new facts in a case.
2 a specious or unfair argument favouring the speaker's point of view. special verdict Law a verdict stating the facts as proved but leaving the court to draw conclusions from them.

specially adv. specialness n. [ME f. OF especial ESPECIAL or L specialis (as SPECIES)]

specify.html - n.
(usu. foll. by in)
1 a person who is trained in a particular branch of a profession, esp. medicine (a specialist in dermatology).
2 a person who specially or exclusively studies a subject or a particular branch of a subject.

specialism n. specialistic adj.