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spec·i·men
(spĕs′ə-mən)n.
1. An individual, item, or part representative of a class or whole. See Synonyms at example.
2. An organism, part of an organism, or fossil that has been collected and usually preserved, especially for display or scientific research.
3. A sample, as of tissue, blood, or urine, used for analysis and diagnosis.
4. Informal An individual; a person: a disagreeable specimen.
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specimen
(ˈspɛsɪmɪn)n
1.
a. an individual, object, or part regarded as typical of the group or class to which it belongs
b. (as modifier): a specimen signature; a specimen page.
2. (Medicine) med a sample of tissue, blood, urine, etc, taken for diagnostic examination or evaluation
3. (Biology) the whole or a part of an organism, plant, rock, etc, collected and preserved as an example of its class, species, etc
4. informal often derogatory a person
[C17: from Latin: mark, evidence, proof, from specere to look at]
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spec•i•men
(ˈspɛs ə mən)n.
1. a part or an individual taken as exemplifying a whole mass or number; a typical animal, mineral, etc.
2. a sample of a substance or material for examination or study.
3. a particular or peculiar kind of person.
[1600–10; < Latin: mark, example =speci-, s. of specere to look + -men n. suffix of result or means]
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Noun 1. [画像:specimen - an example regarded as typical of its class]specimen - an example regarded as typical of its class
example, instance, illustration, representative - an item of information that is typical of a class or group; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"
2. specimen - a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes; "they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis"
cytologic specimen - a specimen used for cytologic examination and diagnosis
sample - all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
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specimen
noun
1. sample, example, individual, model, type, pattern, instance, representative, exemplar, exemplification a perfect specimen of a dinosaur fossil
2. example, model, exhibit, embodiment, type a fine specimen of manhood
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specimen
nounOne that is representative of a group or class:
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Translations
نموذَج، عَيِّنَه
vzorekexemplářukázka
eksempelprøve
esimerkki
sÿnishorn
標本見本
eksemplārsparaugs
specimen
[ˈspesɪmɪn]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
specimen
[ˈspɛsɪmɪn] n [plant, animal] → spécimen m
(= example) → spécimen m
(MEDICINE) [blood, urine] → échantillon mspecimen copy n → spécimen mspecimen signature n → spécimen m de signature
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
specimen
n → Exemplar nt; (of urine, blood etc) → Probe f; (= sample) → Muster nt; a beautiful or fine specimen → ein Prachtexemplar nt; if that’s a specimen of your work → wenn das eine Probe deines Könnens ist; you’re a pretty poor specimen (inf) → du hast ja nicht viel zu bieten (inf)
adj attr → Probe- ; specimen page → Probeseite f; a specimen copy → ein Beleg- or Probeexemplar nt; a specimen signature → eine Unterschriftenprobe
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
specimen
[ˈspɛsɪmɪn] n (sample, gen) → campione m; (of rock, species) → esemplare mhe's an odd specimen (fig) → è un tipo strano
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
specimen
(ˈspesimin) noun something used as a sample (of a group or kind of something, especially an object to be studied or to be put in a collection). We looked at specimens of different types of rock under the microscope. monster نموذَج، عَيِّنَه образец espécime vzorek das Exemplar eksempel; prøve δείγμα espécimen, muestra näidis نمونه näyte spécimen דוגמה वानगी, निदर्श, नमूना uzorak, primjerak minta(darab) contoh sÿnishorn campione, esemplare 標本 표본 pavyzdys paraugs; eksemplārs spesimen specimen eksemplar, prøve okaz, egzemplarz نمونه espécime specimen образец vzorka primerek uzorak prov[exemplar] ตัวอย่าง örnek 標本,樣品 зразок, взірець نمونہ mẫu, mẫu vật 标本,样品
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spec·i·men
n. espécimen, muestra.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
specimen
n espécimen m, muestraEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.