Specification — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work

naming explicitly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˌɛsɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/spˌɛsɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˌɛsɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /spˌɛsɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spec stipulation

Word Forms

specify	verb	specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
stipulate	verb	specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Spezifikation

eine detaillierte Beschreibung der Designkriterien für ein Werk

🇫🇷French

spécification

une description détaillée des critères de conception pour un ouvrage

🇪🇸Spanish

especificación

una descripción detallada de los criterios de diseño para una pieza de trabajo

🇮🇹Italian

specifica

una descrizione dettagliata dei criteri di progettazione di un'opera

🇳🇱Dutch

specificatie

een gedetailleerde beschrijving van de ontwerpcriteria voor een werkstuk

🇵🇹Portuguese

especificação

uma descrição detalhada dos critérios de design para uma peça de trabalho

🇷🇺Russian

спецификация

подробное описание критериев проектирования произведения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विनिर्देश

किसी कार्य के लिए डिज़ाइन मानदंड का विस्तृत विवरण

🇧🇩Bengali

স্পেসিফিকেশন

কাজের একটি অংশের জন্য ডিজাইনের মানদণ্ডের একটি বিশদ বিবরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

விவரக்குறிப்பு

ஒரு வேலைக்கான வடிவமைப்பு அளவுகோல்களின் விரிவான விளக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వివరణ

పని ముక్క కోసం డిజైన్ ప్రమాణాల వివరణాత్మక వివరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

तपशील

कामाच्या भागासाठी डिझाइन निकषांचे तपशीलवार वर्णन

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્પષ્ટીકરણ

કાર્યના ભાગ માટે ડિઝાઇન માપદંડનું વિગતવાર વર્ણન

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟತೆ

ಕೆಲಸದ ತುಣುಕಿನ ವಿನ್ಯಾಸದ ಮಾನದಂಡಗಳ ವಿವರವಾದ ವಿವರಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്പെസിഫിക്കേഷൻ

ഒരു ജോലിയുടെ ഡിസൈൻ മാനദണ്ഡങ്ങളുടെ വിശദമായ വിവരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਧਾਰਨ

ਕੰਮ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਲਈ ਡਿਜ਼ਾਈਨ ਮਾਪਦੰਡ ਦਾ ਵਿਸਤ੍ਰਿਤ ਵੇਰਵਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تفصیلات

کام کے ایک ٹکڑے کے لئے ڈیزائن کے معیار کی تفصیلی وضاحت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

规格

对一件作品的设计标准的详细描述

🇯🇵Japanese

仕様

作品のデザイン基準の詳細な説明

🇰🇷Korean

사양

작품의 디자인 기준에 대한 자세한 설명

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đặc điểm kỹ thuật

mô tả chi tiết các tiêu chí thiết kế cho một phần công việc

🇹🇭Thai

ข้อกำหนด

คำอธิบายโดยละเอียดเกี่ยวกับเกณฑ์การออกแบบชิ้นงาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

spesifikasi

penjelasan rinci tentang kriteria desain suatu karya

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtutukoy

isang detalyadong paglalarawan ng pamantayan sa disenyo para sa isang piraso ng trabaho

🇲🇾Malay

spesifikasi

penerangan terperinci tentang kriteria reka bentuk untuk sesuatu kerja

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مواصفة

وصف تفصيلي لمعايير التصميم لقطعة من العمل

🇮🇷Persian

مشخصات

شرح مفصلی از معیارهای طراحی برای یک قطعه کار

🇹🇷Turkish

Şartname

bir iş parçası için tasarım kriterlerinin ayrıntılı bir açıklaması

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִפרָט

תיאור מפורט של קריטריוני עיצוב עבור יצירה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'specification'?

The primary meaning of 'specification' is 'a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'specification' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'specification' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'specification' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'specification' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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