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• Specimen — For the band, see Specimen (band). For the instrument manufacturer, see Specimen Products. A specimen is a portion/quantity of material for use in testing, examination, or study.[1] Biology A laboratory specimen is an individual animal, part of… …   Wikipedia

• specimen — spe‧ci‧men [ˈspesmn] adjective [only before a noun] provided as a typical example of something: • a specimen letter • When you open an account with us you will be asked to provide a specimen signature. specimen noun [countable] …   Financial and business terms

• Specimen — Spec i*men, n. [L., fr. specere to look, to behold. See {Spy}.] A part, or small portion, of anything, or one of a number of things, intended to exhibit the kind and quality of the whole, or of what is not exhibited; a sample; as, a specimen of a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• specimen signature — ➔ signature * * * specimen signature UK US noun [C] ► a copy of your name written by yourself that a bank or other organization keeps so that they can be sure that your name on a cheque or other document was also written by you: »The bank asked… …   Financial and business terms

• specimen — ► NOUN 1) an individual animal, plant, object, etc. used as an example of its species or type for scientific study or display. 2) a sample for medical testing, especially of urine. 3) an example of something regarded as typical of its class or… …   English terms dictionary

• specimen — [spes′ə mən] n. [L, a mark, token, example < specere, to see: see SPY] 1. a part of a whole, or one individual of a class or group, used as a sample or example of the whole, class, or group; typical part, individual, etc. 2. Informal a… …   English World dictionary

• Specimen (band) — Infobox Musical artist Name = Specimen Img capt = Specimen Img size = 220 Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Bristol, England Genre = Goth Glam Rock Years active = 1980 ndash; 1985 2006 ndash; present Label = Sire Metropolis… …   Wikipedia

• specimen — [[t]spe̱sɪmɪn[/t]] specimens 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A specimen is a single plant or animal which is an example of a particular species or type and is examined by scientists. 200,000 specimens of fungus are kept at the Komarov Botanical… …   English dictionary

• specimen — 01. [Specimens] of almost every seashell species from the Indian Ocean wash up on Mozambique s beaches. 02. When collecting wild mushrooms, it is important to keep edible and poisonous [specimens] in separate containers. 03. The rarest rainforest …   Grammatical examples in English

• specimen — A small part, or sample, of any substance or material obtained for testing. [L. fr. specio, to look at] cytologic s. a s. obtainable by a variety of methods from many areas of the body, including the female genital tract, respiratory …   Medical dictionary

• specimen — noun Etymology: Latin, from specere to look at, look more at spy Date: 1610 1. a. an individual, item, or part considered typical of a group, class, or whole b. a portion or quantity of material for use in testing, examination, or study < a urine …   New Collegiate Dictionary