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- specific spe*cif"ic (sp[-e]*s[i^]f"[i^]k), a. [F.
sp['e]cifique, or NL. spesificus; L. species a particular
sort or kind + facere to make. Cf. {specify}.]
1. Of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or
constituting a species; possessing the peculiar property
or properties of a thing which constitute its species, and
distinguish it from other things; as, the specific form of
an animal or a plant; the specific qualities of a drug;
the specific distinction between virtue and vice.
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Specific difference is that primary attribute which distinguishes each species from one another. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster]
2. Specifying; definite, or making definite; limited; precise; discriminating; as, a specific statement. [1913 Webster]
3. (Med.) Exerting a peculiar influence over any part of the body; preventing or curing disease by a peculiar adaptation, and not on general principles; as, quinine is a specific medicine in cases of malaria. [1913 Webster]
In fact, all medicines will be found specific in the perfection of the science. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
{Specific character} (Nat. Hist.), a characteristic or characteristics distinguishing one species from every other species of the same genus.
{Specific disease} (Med.) (a) A disease which produces a determinate definite effect upon the blood and tissues or upon some special tissue. (b) A disease which is itself uniformly produced by a definite and peculiar poison or organism.
{Specific duty}. (Com.) See under {Duty}.
{Specific gravity}. (Physics) See under {Gravity}.
{Specific heat} (Physics), the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of a body one degree, taking as the unit of measure the quantity required to raise the same weight of water from zero to one degree; thus, the specific heat of mercury is 0.033, that of water being 1.000.
{Specific inductive capacity} (Physics), the effect of a dielectric body in producing static electric induction as compared with that of some other body or bodies referred to as a standard.
{Specific legacy} (Law), a bequest of a particular thing, as of a particular animal or piece of furniture, specified and distinguished from all others. --Wharton. --Burrill.
{Specific name} (Nat. Hist.), the name which, appended to the name of the genus, constitutes the distinctive name of the species; -- originally applied by Linn[ae]us to the essential character of the species, or the essential difference. The present specific name he at first called the {trivial name}.
{Specific performance} (Law), the peformance of a contract or agreement as decreed by a court of equity. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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specific — 1. adj. 1) особый, особенный, специфический; with no specific aim без какой л. особой цели; specific cause специфическая причина (определен ной болезни); specific remedy (medicine) специфическое средство (лекарство)2) характерный, особенный 3)… … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
Specific — can mean: * ParticularIn science, specific can denote that a measurement is expressed per unit mass (or weight): * Specific heat capacity * Specific energy * Specific impulseor is relative to a standard value: * Specific refractive index… … Wikipedia
specific — spɪˈsɪfɪk 1. прил. 1) а) особенный, особый, специфический; характерный specific situation ≈ специфическая ситуация Syn : special, particular б) инди … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
specific — 1) особый 2) специфический 3) точный 4) конкретный 5) удельный 6) индивидуальный 7) специальный 8) целевой 9) характерный – specific absorption – specific… … Англо-русский технический словарь
specific — specifically, adv. /spi sif ik/, adj. 1. having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite: to state one s specific purpose. 2. specified, precise, or particular: a specific sum of money. 3. peculiar or proper … Universalium
specific — определенный ; конкретный ; точный ; специальный ; специфический ; удельный ; особенный ; ? specific capacity ; ? specific loss ; ? specific output ; ? specific weight ; ? at specific times ; ? firm specific technology ; … Англо-Русский словарь финансовых терминов
specific — I. adjective Etymology: Late Latin specificus, from Latin species Date: circa 1631 1. a. constituting or falling into a specifiable category b. sharing or being those properties of something that allow it to be referred to a particular category 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
specific — 1. прил. 1) общ. особый, специальный specific use of a word особое употребление слова 2) общ. конкретный; определенный in each specific case в каждом… … Англо-русский экономический словарь
Specific — Spe*cif ic, n. 1. (Med.) A specific remedy. See {Specific}, a., 3. [1913 Webster] His parents were weak enough to believe that the royal touch was a specific for this malady. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything having peculiar adaption to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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