Specimen - definition, pronunciation, transcription

*
Amer.  |ˈspesɪmən|  American pronunciation of the word specimen
Brit.  |ˈspesɪmɪn|  British pronunciation of the word specimen

noun

- an example regarded as typical of its class
- a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes
they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis

Extra examples

The church is a magnificent specimen of baroque architecture.

Her dance partner is a superb physical specimen.

The specimen of an alloy had been heat-treated.

He's a bright specimen! ирон.

Word forms

noun
singular: specimen
plural: specimens
Current translation version is made automatically. You can suggest your own version. Changes will take effect after the administrator approves them.
Original text in English:
Our translation to English:
Community translations to English:
    This feature is allowed to authorized users only.
    Please, register on our website at registration page. After registration you can log in and use that feature.
    Registration   Login   Home  
    ×