specificationnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˌspes.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌspes.ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/informal specC1 a detailed description of how something should be done, made, etc.:
All products are made exactly to the customer's specifications.
 A specification has been drawn up for the new military aircraft.
 a job specification
 The cars have been built to a high specification (= a high standard).
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Elaborating, specifying and simplifying
- broaden
 - complicate
 - depth
 - detail
 - dilate
 - dilate on/upon sth
 - dumb
 - enlarge on/upon sth
 - expand
 - expand on sth
 - expansive
 - expatiate
 - flesh
 - flesh sth out
 - oversimplify
 - predigested
 - reductive
 - simplify
 - spec
 - split
 
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