Dictionary Definition
specimen
Noun
1 an example regarded as typical of its
class
2 a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken
for diagnostic purposes; "they collected a urine specimen for
urinalysis"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
Latin, from specere "to look"Pronunciation
- /ˈspesɪmɪn/
Noun
- An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
- A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
- , an eligible man (often preceded by "fine"), See: Image:PostcardLeapYearBeCarefulClara1908.jpg and Image:TrinityCollegeConnecticut1905Postcard.jpg
Related terms
Translations
example
- Finnish: esimerkki
- Japanese: 見本
sample
jocular: an eligible man
Extensive Definition
A specimen
is an individual animal,
plant or microorganism used as a
representative to study the properties of the whole population of that species
Specimen may also refer to:
In typography
- In handwriting recognition, forensic handwriting analysis and signature verification, the term sample refers to a specimen of handwriting.
- Central Banks send so-called Specimen banknote (or specimens) to other banks before issuing a new banknote. To avoid its use as a legal tender note the banknote is perforated or punched, given a serial number of 000000 (all zeroes), or is overprinted with the word "Specimen" or "Cancelled" in any language.
External links
specimen in German: Specimen
specimen in Spanish: Espécimen
specimen in Dutch: Specimen
specimen in Italian: campione (scienze
applicate)
specimen in Japanese: 標本 (分類学)
specimen in Norwegian: Spesimen
specimen in Portuguese: Espécime
specimen in Vietnamese: Tiêu bản (sinh
vật)
specimen in Chinese: 標本
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
case,
case history, case in point, cross section, embodiment, example, exemplar, exponent, illustration, instance, little bite, little
smack, model, pattern, piece, representation, representative, sample, sampling, sort, species, swatch, taste, taster, type, typification, variety