specialization Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
    specialisation.
  2. noun the special line of work you have adopted as your career
    speciality; specialism; specialisation; specialty.
    • his specialization is gastroenterology
  3. noun (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
    differentiation; specialisation.
    • cell differentiation in the developing embryo

WordNet

Spe`cial*i*za"tion noun
Definitions
  1. The act of specializing, or the state of being spezialized.
  2. (Biol.) The setting spart of a particular organ for the performance of a particular function. Darwin.

Webster 1913