Intended for, applying to, or acting on a particular thing, Designating a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition, Designating a customs charge levied on merchandise by unit or weight rather than according to value, noun_ A remedy intended for a particular ailment or disorder, A definite substance in the serum of an animal that gives rise to a special kind of immunity, Something adapted or expected to produce a specific effect; that which is, or is supposed to be, capable of infallibly bringing about a desired result; especially, a remedy which cures, or tends to cure, a certain disease, whatever may be its manifestations, as mercury used as a remedy for syphilis

in a specific manner, applying to or naming a particular thing or things, expressly, explicitly, for a specific purpose or reason, in distinction from others

A detailed, exact statement of particulars, especially a statement prescribing materials, dimensions, and quality of work for something to be built, installed, or manufactured, An exact written description of an invention by an applicant for a patent, The act of making specific, or the state of having a specific character; reference to or correlation with a species or kind; determination of species or specific relation

Plural form of specification, A set of requirements defining an exact description of an object or a process

Plural form of specific, Particulars; details

clearly and explicitly stated, Thoroughly explained; adequately commented, verb_ Simple past tense and past participle of specify.

select something or someone for a specific purpose, specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement, define clearly, transitive To state explicitly or in detail, To include in a specification, To determine or bring about (a specific result)

colloquial Abbreviation of spectacles, colloquial Specifications_ Plural form of spec, optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision, noun plural_ Eyeglasses; spectacles

Adapted to excite wonder and admiration by a display of pomp or of scenic effects, sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect, Of the nature of a spectacle; impressive or sensational, noun_ Something that is spectacular, as an elaborate show or display, a lavishly produced performance, A spectacular display

That portion, of any spectrum, which consists of rays less refrangible than the longest wave-lengths of the visible spectrum, A luminous appearance, or an image seen after the eye has been exposed to an intense light or a strongly illuminated object. When the object is colored, the image appears of the complementary color, as a green image seen after viewing a red wafer lying on white paper. Called also ocular spectrum, the spectrum of an incandesoent gas or vapor, under moderate, or especially under very low, pressure. It is characterized by bright bands or lines