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# specialisation

«specialisation» in Mova's school dictionary: **Focusing on one particular subject, skill or job and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a specialisation, specialisations; also uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Focusing on one particular subject, skill or job and becoming an expert in it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specialisation/#m1)

2) The particular subject or area someone focuses on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specialisation/#m2)

3) (science) The way a body part, cell or animal is adapted for one special job. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specialisation/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In careers talk, doctors and scientists choose a specialisation, such as heart doctor or children's doctor. In science lessons, cell specialisation means red blood cells, nerve cells and muscle cells each have a special shape for their job. In history and economics, specialisation means people doing one job well and trading.

### examples

- Her specialisation is children's medicine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specialisation/#x1)
- Red blood cells show specialisation: they carry oxygen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specialisation/#x2)
- Specialisation lets each worker do one job very well. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specialisation/#x3)
- At university you choose a specialisation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specialisation/#x4)
- The hummingbird's long beak is a specialisation for drinking nectar. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specialisation/#x5)
- Dr Lee's specialisation is volcanoes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specialisation/#x6)

### note

UK spelling with -s- (specialisation); US spelling «specialization». From «specialise/specialize». Not the same as «speciality».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «specialisation» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specialisation/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.