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specs

/spɛks/

Meanings
noun
Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.

Examples :

""He ordered two specs of the same blue paint for touching up the walls." "
amount number thing
noun
(kinematics) In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion; named in accordance with the motion it permits, as in turning pair, sliding pair, twisting pair.

Examples :

"The detailed specs of the robot arm's joints ensured it could only move in precise, programmed rotations and extensions, preventing any unintended movement. "
technical physics machine system
noun
A component of a phrase that is non-recursive and not found as a sister of the head of the phrase, but rather as a daughter of the maximal projection of the phrase.

Examples :

"Sentence: "In the syntactic tree for the sentence, 'The big dog barks,' the word 'the' functions as a specs of the noun phrase 'the big dog' because it's not the head noun, 'dog', and it's not a modifier directly attached to the head." "
grammar linguistics
noun
The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price, or of selling with the expectation of repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished from trading in which the profit expected is the difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or the difference of price in different markets.

Examples :

"Her dad's investment strategy relied heavily on specs, buying and selling company stock quickly based on daily news fluctuations rather than long-term growth. "
business economy finance

Related Words

Illustration conventional

conventional noun

/kənˈvɛnʃənl/

A conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or coupon) every six months until maturity, at which point the holder receives the final payment and the return of the principal.

"The school district issued a conventional to fund the new gymnasium. "

Illustration commissioned

commissioned verb

/kəˈmɪʃənd/

To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.

"James Bond was commissioned with recovering the secret documents."

Illustration parliamentary

parliamentary noun

/ˌpɑːləˈmentəɹi/ /ˌpɑːɹləˈmentəɹi/

A parliamentary train.

"The parliamentary train was delayed, causing many commuters to miss their work meetings. "

Illustration systematically

systematically adverb

/ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli/ /ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkəli/

In an organized manner; utilising a system.

"The gardener systematically watered each plant in the rows, ensuring every one received the same amount of water. "

Illustration corresponding

corresponding verb

/ˌkɒɹəˈspɒndɪŋ/ /ˌkɑɹəˈspɑndɪŋ/

(constructed with to) To be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.

"The student's performance on the math test corresponded to the level of effort she put in during the week. "

Illustration correspondent

correspondent noun

/ˌkɒɹɪˈspɒndənt/ /ˌkɔɹɪˈspɑndənt/

Someone who or something which corresponds.

"My sister is a correspondent for the school newspaper, so she writes articles about school events. "

Illustration doubleheader

doubleheader noun

/ˈdʌbəlˌhɛdər/ /ˈdʌbəlˌhɛdɚ/

A train with two engines (predates baseball term).

"During the steep climb up the mountain, the freight train needed a doubleheader to pull all the heavy cars. "

Illustration specialization

specialization noun

/ˌspɛʃəlɪˈzeɪʃn̩/

The act or process of specializing.

"The chef's specialization in French cuisine took years of dedicated practice. "

Illustration astrophysics

astrophysics noun

/ˌæstroʊˈfɪzɪks/ /ˌeɪstroʊˈfɪzɪks/

The branch of astronomy or physics that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with the interaction between matter and radiation in celestial bodies and in the space between them.

"Maria is studying astrophysics in college to learn about the stars' composition and how galaxies form. "

Illustration distinguished

distinguished verb

/dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃt/

To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.

"The teacher distinguished the students' excellent essays from the others based on their insightful analysis. "

Illustration relationship

relationship noun

/ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nʃɪp/ /ɹɪˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/

Connection or association; the condition of being related.

"My teacher has a good relationship with all her students. "

Illustration transportation

transportation noun

/tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən/ /tɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/

The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.

"We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation."