ALL meanings of specific
spe·cif·ic
S s - adjective specific relating to sth particular 1
- noun,plural specific exact details 1
- adjective specific having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite: to state one's specific purpose. 1
- adjective specific specified, precise, or particular: a specific sum of money. 1
- adjective specific peculiar or proper to somebody or something, as qualities, characteristics, effects, etc.: His specific problems got him into trouble. 1
- adjective specific of a special or particular kind. 1
- adjective specific concerned specifically with the item or subject named (used in combination): The Secretary addressed himself to crop-specific problems. 1
- adjective specific Biology. of or relating to a species: specific characters. 1
- adjective specific Medicine/Medical. (of a disease) produced by a special cause or infection. (of a remedy) having special effect in the prevention or cure of a certain disease. 1
- adjective specific Immunology. (of an antibody or antigen) having a particular effect on only one antibody or antigen or affecting it in only one way. 1
- adjective specific Commerce. noting customs or duties levied in fixed amounts per unit, as number, weight, or volume. 1
- adjective specific Physics. designating a physical constant that, for a particular substance, is expressed as the ratio of the quantity in the substance to the quantity in an equal volume of a standard substance, as water or air. designating a physical constant that expresses a property or effect as a quantity per unit length, area, volume, or mass. 1
- noun specific something specific, as a statement, quality, detail, etc. 1
- noun specific Medicine/Medical. a specific remedy: There is no specific for the common cold. 1
- adjective specific You use specific to refer to a particular fixed area, problem, or subject. 0
- adjective specific If someone is specific, they give a description that is precise and exact. You can also use specific to describe their description. 0
- adjective specific Something that is specific to a particular thing is connected with that thing only. 0
- adjective specific Specific is also used after nouns. 0
- adjective specific explicit, particular, or definite 0
- adjective specific relating to a specified or particular thing 0
- adjective specific of or relating to a biological species 0
- adjective specific (of a disease) caused by a particular pathogenic agent 0
- adjective specific characteristic of a property of a particular substance, esp in relation to the same property of a standard reference substance 0
- adjective specific characteristic of a property of a particular substance per unit mass, length, area, volume, etc 0
- adjective specific (of an extensive physical quantity) divided by mass 0
- adjective specific denoting a tariff levied at a fixed sum per unit of weight, quantity, volume, etc, irrespective of value 0
- noun specific a designated quality, thing, etc 0
- noun specific any drug used to treat a particular disease 0
- adjective specific limiting or limited; specifying or specified; precise; definite; explicit 0
- adjective specific of or constituting a species 0
- adjective specific peculiar to or characteristic of something 0
- adjective specific of a special, or particular, sort or kind 0
- adjective specific specially indicated as a cure for a particular disease 0
- adjective specific produced by a particular microorganism 0
- adjective specific designating a certain constant characteristic of a substance or phenomenon measured against some arbitrary, fixed standard of reference or expressed as an amount per unit area, unit volume, etc. 0
- noun specific something specially suited for a given use or purpose 0
- noun specific a specific cure or remedy 0
- noun specific a distinct item or detail; particular 0