specification
noun OPAL W
/ˌspesɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
/ˌspesɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
[countable, uncountable]- a detailed description of how something is, or should be, designed or made
- the technical specifications of the new model (= of car)
- The house has been built exactly to our specifications.
- The office was furnished to a high specification.
Extra Examples- The aircraft have to meet the strict specifications laid down by the FAA.
- The manager has drafted job specifications for each of the positions.
- The prototype has the same basic specifications.
- The yachts are built to the highest specifications.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- detailed
- full
- …
- develop
- draw up
- write
- …
- according to the/your specifications
- to the/your specifications
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from medieval Latin specificatio(n-), from late Latin specificare, from Latin species ‘appearance, form, beauty’, from specere ‘to look’.