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# specialised

«specialised» in Mova's school dictionary: **made or trained for one particular job or purpose:…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (specialised; US: specialized); verb form (past of specialise)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Specialised means made or trained for one particular job or purpose: specialised equipment, a specialised doctor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specialised/#m1)

2) Past of «specialise»: she specialised in history. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specialised/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Science: specialised cells have a special shape for their job, like red blood cells (carry oxygen), nerve cells (carry messages) and root hair cells (take in water). This is a key idea in primary and secondary science. Everyday life: specialised tools, specialised schools, specialised knowledge.

### examples

- Red blood cells are specialised to carry oxygen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specialised/#x1)
- Firefighters wear specialised clothing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specialised/#x2)
- The hospital has a specialised unit for burns. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specialised/#x3)
- Divers need specialised equipment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specialised/#x4)
- Nerve cells are long and specialised to send messages. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specialised/#x5)
- Grandpa specialised in fixing old clocks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specialised/#x6)
- This job needs specialised training. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specialised/#x7)

### note

UK spelling specialised; US specialized. Do not confuse with «special» (unusual, important). «Specialised» means designed for one job.

### Trees and pragmatics

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