Found 2 items, similar to specialization.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: specialization specialization n 1: the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose [syn: specialisation] 2: the special line of work you have adopted as your career; “his specialization is gastroenterology” [syn: specialisation, specialty, speciality, specialism] 3: (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; “cell differentiation in the developing embryo” [syn: specialisation, differentiation]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Specialization Specialization \Spe`cial*i*za"tion\, n. 1. The act of specializing, or the state of being spezialized. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) The setting apart of a particular organ for the performance of a particular function. --Darwin. [1913 Webster]