Definition of specimen in English:

specimen

noun ˈspɛsɪmɪnˈspɛsəmən

1An individual animal, plant, piece of a mineral, etc. used as an example of its species or type for scientific study or display.
specimens of copper ore
Example sentencesExamples
- Ray then spent thirteen years travelling around Britain and Europe collecting specimens and studying animals.
- The animal remains seem to represent only dissection material and were not used as specimens for display.
- Another corner of the display showed zoological specimens, minerals and ores, and surgical instruments.
- Their work has brought them into contact with some macabre, yet scientifically fascinating, specimens.
- Studying specimens in the field may be limited due to time, budget, and weather constraints and making review difficult.
- From April onwards, we potter about outside, spotting gaps where we might plant another beautiful specimen,
- The glazed shelves lining the walls were designed to house Alexander's mineralogical specimens and books devoted to the subject.
- The expected value of analysing a single plant specimen, is the expected revenue less the costs.
- He ventures above ground into wintertime Philadelphia to collect animal specimens.
- Scientists use these reference specimens to help identify and characterize agriculturally important fungi.
- Borack shows the specific cases holding mammals, birds, paleontological specimens, fish and reptiles.
- Its displays cover millions of specimens, including fossils, meteorites, mammals, plants, minerals, and insects.
1. 1.1 An example of something regarded as typical of its class or group.
  as modifier a specimen paper of the new test
  Example sentencesExamples
  The question in the specimen paper required the students to discuss the social criticism in The Big Sleep and other texts.
  Fill out a specimen ballot paper in your constituency.
2. 1.2 A sample for medical testing, especially of urine.
  Example sentencesExamples
  A few test specimens might well be arriving at the lab in the next few weeks.
  He took a blood specimen from the appellant and the specimen was divided into two samples.
  The volunteers gave blood and urine specimens at each lab visit.
  I require you to provide a specimen of breath for a breath test.
  They will report on the foods they eat and give biological specimens for testing.
  Miss Rossiter provided a specimen of urine to the surgery for analysis.
  Specimens of blood or urine are the alternatives…
  The police officers required the respondent to provide a specimen of breath for a roadside breath test.
  Urine specimens had been obtained and tested by the nursing staff.
  Sperm banks arose to store indefinitely thousands of specimens in a single location.
  Are there any medical reasons why a specimen of blood cannot or should not be taken by a doctor?
  Synonyms
  sample, example, bit, snippet, illustration, demonstration, exemplification, instance, selection, representative piece
  model, prototype, pattern, dummy, swatch, test piece, pilot, trailer, trial, indication, foretaste, taste, taster, tester, smear
  archaic scantling
2informal Used to refer humorously to a person or animal.
Carla could not help feeling a degree of reluctant admiration for this odd female specimen
Example sentencesExamples
- You embody the perfect friend, the perfect companion, the perfect physical specimen.
- It took me a second to home in on that perfect specimen of manly-buffness.
- Too bad he is a member of the Underground Society, but he is still a perfect male specimen!
- I just think it's weird that after going out with the finest specimen that the female race has to offer you can settle for less.
- The blurry embodiment of a male specimen was making his way towards Audrae now.
- Out of the doorway came the most perfect specimen of male youth I had ever seen out.
- I remember thinking he was the most perfect specimen I've ever seen.
- Here's another female specimen who's in love with him.
- I've known most of the world's most perfect physical specimens over the course of the last 30 years.
- Critics were perplexed by this seemingly perfect specimen, and swiftly termed her bland and banal.
- I was never a perfect specimen of boyhood and always got chosen last or next to last.
- She was the most perfect female specimen in the whole damn world.
- She was born a perfect female specimen.
- She was the perfect specimen: thin arms, long legs, pouty lips.
- He's a perfect American specimen.
- They had to be perfect physical specimens able to handle enormous amounts of stress.
- Why I chose to surround myself with perfect specimens I do not know.
- My best guy friend was definitely not what you would call the ideal male specimen.
- With Bianca's perfect figure, every single male specimen was bewitched by her.
- He was like the perfect specimen of man… but he wasn't perfect for me.

Origin

Early 17th century (in the sense 'pattern, model'): from Latin, from specere 'to look'.

Definition of specimen in US English:

specimen

nounˈspɛsəmənˈspesəmən

1An individual animal, plant, piece of a mineral, etc., used as an example of its species or type for scientific study or display.
Example sentencesExamples
- The expected value of analysing a single plant specimen, is the expected revenue less the costs.
- The animal remains seem to represent only dissection material and were not used as specimens for display.
- He ventures above ground into wintertime Philadelphia to collect animal specimens.
- Studying specimens in the field may be limited due to time, budget, and weather constraints and making review difficult.
- Its displays cover millions of specimens, including fossils, meteorites, mammals, plants, minerals, and insects.
- Their work has brought them into contact with some macabre, yet scientifically fascinating, specimens.
- From April onwards, we potter about outside, spotting gaps where we might plant another beautiful specimen,
- The glazed shelves lining the walls were designed to house Alexander's mineralogical specimens and books devoted to the subject.
- Ray then spent thirteen years travelling around Britain and Europe collecting specimens and studying animals.
- Scientists use these reference specimens to help identify and characterize agriculturally important fungi.
- Borack shows the specific cases holding mammals, birds, paleontological specimens, fish and reptiles.
- Another corner of the display showed zoological specimens, minerals and ores, and surgical instruments.
1. 1.1 An example of something such as a product or piece of work, regarded as typical of its class or group.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The question in the specimen paper required the students to discuss the social criticism in The Big Sleep and other texts.
  Fill out a specimen ballot paper in your constituency.
2. 1.2 A sample for medical testing, especially of urine.
  Example sentencesExamples
  I require you to provide a specimen of breath for a breath test.
  A few test specimens might well be arriving at the lab in the next few weeks.
  The volunteers gave blood and urine specimens at each lab visit.
  He took a blood specimen from the appellant and the specimen was divided into two samples.
  Urine specimens had been obtained and tested by the nursing staff.
  Sperm banks arose to store indefinitely thousands of specimens in a single location.
  The police officers required the respondent to provide a specimen of breath for a roadside breath test.
  Specimens of blood or urine are the alternatives…
  Miss Rossiter provided a specimen of urine to the surgery for analysis.
  Are there any medical reasons why a specimen of blood cannot or should not be taken by a doctor?
  They will report on the foods they eat and give biological specimens for testing.
  Synonyms
  sample, example, bit, snippet, illustration, demonstration, exemplification, instance, selection, representative piece
3. 1.3informal Used to refer humorously to a person or animal.
  in her he found himself confronted by a sorrier specimen than himself
  Example sentencesExamples
  My best guy friend was definitely not what you would call the ideal male specimen.
  She was the perfect specimen: thin arms, long legs, pouty lips.
  The blurry embodiment of a male specimen was making his way towards Audrae now.
  Out of the doorway came the most perfect specimen of male youth I had ever seen out.
  I remember thinking he was the most perfect specimen I've ever seen.
  She was born a perfect female specimen.
  I've known most of the world's most perfect physical specimens over the course of the last 30 years.
  It took me a second to home in on that perfect specimen of manly-buffness.
  Here's another female specimen who's in love with him.
  She was the most perfect female specimen in the whole damn world.
  He was like the perfect specimen of man… but he wasn't perfect for me.
  I just think it's weird that after going out with the finest specimen that the female race has to offer you can settle for less.
  I was never a perfect specimen of boyhood and always got chosen last or next to last.
  They had to be perfect physical specimens able to handle enormous amounts of stress.
  Critics were perplexed by this seemingly perfect specimen, and swiftly termed her bland and banal.
  You embody the perfect friend, the perfect companion, the perfect physical specimen.
  He's a perfect American specimen.
  Why I chose to surround myself with perfect specimens I do not know.
  With Bianca's perfect figure, every single male specimen was bewitched by her.
  Too bad he is a member of the Underground Society, but he is still a perfect male specimen!

Origin

Early 17th century (in the sense ‘pattern, model’): from Latin, from specere ‘to look’.

单词	specimen
释义	Definition of specimen in English: specimen noun ˈspɛsɪmɪnˈspɛsəmən 1An individual animal, plant, piece of a mineral, etc. used as an example of its species or type for scientific study or display. specimens of copper ore Example sentencesExamples Ray then spent thirteen years travelling around Britain and Europe collecting specimens and studying animals. The animal remains seem to represent only dissection material and were not used as specimens for display. Another corner of the display showed zoological specimens, minerals and ores, and surgical instruments. Their work has brought them into contact with some macabre, yet scientifically fascinating, specimens. Studying specimens in the field may be limited due to time, budget, and weather constraints and making review difficult. From April onwards, we potter about outside, spotting gaps where we might plant another beautiful specimen, The glazed shelves lining the walls were designed to house Alexander's mineralogical specimens and books devoted to the subject. The expected value of analysing a single plant specimen, is the expected revenue less the costs. He ventures above ground into wintertime Philadelphia to collect animal specimens. Scientists use these reference specimens to help identify and characterize agriculturally important fungi. Borack shows the specific cases holding mammals, birds, paleontological specimens, fish and reptiles. Its displays cover millions of specimens, including fossils, meteorites, mammals, plants, minerals, and insects. 1.1 An example of something regarded as typical of its class or group. as modifier a specimen paper of the new test Example sentencesExamples The question in the specimen paper required the students to discuss the social criticism in The Big Sleep and other texts. Fill out a specimen ballot paper in your constituency. 1.2 A sample for medical testing, especially of urine. Example sentencesExamples A few test specimens might well be arriving at the lab in the next few weeks. He took a blood specimen from the appellant and the specimen was divided into two samples. The volunteers gave blood and urine specimens at each lab visit. I require you to provide a specimen of breath for a breath test. They will report on the foods they eat and give biological specimens for testing. Miss Rossiter provided a specimen of urine to the surgery for analysis. Specimens of blood or urine are the alternatives… The police officers required the respondent to provide a specimen of breath for a roadside breath test. Urine specimens had been obtained and tested by the nursing staff. Sperm banks arose to store indefinitely thousands of specimens in a single location. Are there any medical reasons why a specimen of blood cannot or should not be taken by a doctor? Synonyms sample, example, bit, snippet, illustration, demonstration, exemplification, instance, selection, representative piece model, prototype, pattern, dummy, swatch, test piece, pilot, trailer, trial, indication, foretaste, taste, taster, tester, smear archaic scantling 2informal Used to refer humorously to a person or animal. Carla could not help feeling a degree of reluctant admiration for this odd female specimen Example sentencesExamples You embody the perfect friend, the perfect companion, the perfect physical specimen. It took me a second to home in on that perfect specimen of manly-buffness. Too bad he is a member of the Underground Society, but he is still a perfect male specimen! I just think it's weird that after going out with the finest specimen that the female race has to offer you can settle for less. The blurry embodiment of a male specimen was making his way towards Audrae now. Out of the doorway came the most perfect specimen of male youth I had ever seen out. I remember thinking he was the most perfect specimen I've ever seen. Here's another female specimen who's in love with him. I've known most of the world's most perfect physical specimens over the course of the last 30 years. Critics were perplexed by this seemingly perfect specimen, and swiftly termed her bland and banal. I was never a perfect specimen of boyhood and always got chosen last or next to last. She was the most perfect female specimen in the whole damn world. She was born a perfect female specimen. She was the perfect specimen: thin arms, long legs, pouty lips. He's a perfect American specimen. They had to be perfect physical specimens able to handle enormous amounts of stress. Why I chose to surround myself with perfect specimens I do not know. My best guy friend was definitely not what you would call the ideal male specimen. With Bianca's perfect figure, every single male specimen was bewitched by her. He was like the perfect specimen of man… but he wasn't perfect for me. Origin Early 17th century (in the sense 'pattern, model'): from Latin, from specere 'to look'. Definition of specimen in US English: specimen nounˈspɛsəmənˈspesəmən 1An individual animal, plant, piece of a mineral, etc., used as an example of its species or type for scientific study or display. Example sentencesExamples The expected value of analysing a single plant specimen, is the expected revenue less the costs. The animal remains seem to represent only dissection material and were not used as specimens for display. He ventures above ground into wintertime Philadelphia to collect animal specimens. Studying specimens in the field may be limited due to time, budget, and weather constraints and making review difficult. Its displays cover millions of specimens, including fossils, meteorites, mammals, plants, minerals, and insects. Their work has brought them into contact with some macabre, yet scientifically fascinating, specimens. From April onwards, we potter about outside, spotting gaps where we might plant another beautiful specimen, The glazed shelves lining the walls were designed to house Alexander's mineralogical specimens and books devoted to the subject. Ray then spent thirteen years travelling around Britain and Europe collecting specimens and studying animals. Scientists use these reference specimens to help identify and characterize agriculturally important fungi. Borack shows the specific cases holding mammals, birds, paleontological specimens, fish and reptiles. Another corner of the display showed zoological specimens, minerals and ores, and surgical instruments. 1.1 An example of something such as a product or piece of work, regarded as typical of its class or group. Example sentencesExamples The question in the specimen paper required the students to discuss the social criticism in The Big Sleep and other texts. Fill out a specimen ballot paper in your constituency. 1.2 A sample for medical testing, especially of urine. Example sentencesExamples I require you to provide a specimen of breath for a breath test. A few test specimens might well be arriving at the lab in the next few weeks. The volunteers gave blood and urine specimens at each lab visit. He took a blood specimen from the appellant and the specimen was divided into two samples. Urine specimens had been obtained and tested by the nursing staff. Sperm banks arose to store indefinitely thousands of specimens in a single location. The police officers required the respondent to provide a specimen of breath for a roadside breath test. Specimens of blood or urine are the alternatives… Miss Rossiter provided a specimen of urine to the surgery for analysis. Are there any medical reasons why a specimen of blood cannot or should not be taken by a doctor? They will report on the foods they eat and give biological specimens for testing. Synonyms sample, example, bit, snippet, illustration, demonstration, exemplification, instance, selection, representative piece 1.3informal Used to refer humorously to a person or animal. in her he found himself confronted by a sorrier specimen than himself Example sentencesExamples My best guy friend was definitely not what you would call the ideal male specimen. She was the perfect specimen: thin arms, long legs, pouty lips. The blurry embodiment of a male specimen was making his way towards Audrae now. Out of the doorway came the most perfect specimen of male youth I had ever seen out. I remember thinking he was the most perfect specimen I've ever seen. She was born a perfect female specimen. I've known most of the world's most perfect physical specimens over the course of the last 30 years. It took me a second to home in on that perfect specimen of manly-buffness. Here's another female specimen who's in love with him. She was the most perfect female specimen in the whole damn world. He was like the perfect specimen of man… but he wasn't perfect for me. I just think it's weird that after going out with the finest specimen that the female race has to offer you can settle for less. I was never a perfect specimen of boyhood and always got chosen last or next to last. They had to be perfect physical specimens able to handle enormous amounts of stress. Critics were perplexed by this seemingly perfect specimen, and swiftly termed her bland and banal. You embody the perfect friend, the perfect companion, the perfect physical specimen. He's a perfect American specimen. Why I chose to surround myself with perfect specimens I do not know. With Bianca's perfect figure, every single male specimen was bewitched by her. Too bad he is a member of the Underground Society, but he is still a perfect male specimen! Origin Early 17th century (in the sense ‘pattern, model’): from Latin, from specere ‘to look’.
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