specimen

Definition of specimen in English English dictionary: A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis; An eligible man
Examples: Postcard: Leap Year, 1908, Postcard: Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.; An individual instance that represents a class; an example; one of a class of persons or things regarded as representative of the class; Stamp or stationery item distributed to Universal Postal Union members for identification purposes and to the philatelic press and trade for publicity purposes Specimens are overprinted or punched with the word "SPECIMEN'' or its equivalent, or are overprinted or punched in a way to make them different from the issued stamps Specimens of scarce stamps tend to be less valuable than the actual stamps Specimens of relatively common stamps are more valuable; TR>; a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes; "they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis"; Urine that has been provided by a donor for a drug test The entire sample is contained in a single specimen bottle; Is a flawless polished section of a representative even area of the material to be investigated, on which the real microstructure can be recognized Thus during preparation, no changes may occur at the sample Except for exceptions, the production of metallographic specimens comprises of the following working steps, which, however, mostly may be multiply subdivided depending on the method applied: sampling, bordering, marking, grinding, polishing, cleaning and pickling; an eligible man (often preceded by "fine"), See: w: Image: PostcardLeapYearBeCarefulClara1908.jpg and w: Image: TrinityCollegeConnecticut1905Postcard.jpg"; A specimen is standard calibrator material, known control material, or material from an unknown subject which is collected for subsequent measurement in an immunoassay An aliquot of specimen, together with the other components of the incubation medium, are added to a sample for assay; A card that has no PIN #, or a dummy PIN #, such as 000 000 000 or 123 456 789 These cards carry no telephone time and are issued in very limited numbers to be used as samples by the telephone company The reverses of specimen cards may carry such terms as "Sample," "Specimen," "Test," "Prototype," "Void," or even "Proof " Many say nothing at all in the position that usually carries the PIN #, and some have no 800 number either They are highly collectible because of the difficulty of obtaining them, and their very low mintage They are generally used for presentation purposes for VIP clients of the telephone company; A piece cut from a sample of polyurethane to test; an example regarded as typical of its class; 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 Institute. North American fossil specimens; Any animal or plant, or any part, product, egg, seed or root of any animal or plant; [n] an individual rock, fossil, plant, or animal; Samples of new stamps, distributed to the various countries through the UPU for purposes of identification and record, are inscribed, overprinted or punch-perforated with the word 'Specimen'; A specimen of something is an example of it which gives an idea of what the whole of it is like. Job applicants have to submit a specimen of handwriting. a specimen bank note; a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes; "they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis" an example regarded as typical of its class; 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 man's handwriting; a specimen of painting; aspecimen of one's art; A specimen is a small quantity of someone's urine, blood, or other body fluid which is examined in a medical laboratory, in order to find out if they are ill or if they have been drinking alcohol or taking drugs. He refused to provide a specimen = sample; An individual, item, or part considered typical of a group, class, or whole; A piece or portion of a sample or other material taken to be tested Specimens normally are prepared to conform with the applicable test method; A coin or banknote prepared and selected with special care as an example of a numismatic issue; {i} example, part seen as typical of a whole; sample taken for the purpose of analysis or testing; unique or peculiar person (Slang); An ordinarily-produced certificate preserved in unissued form for counterfeit detection and other purposes Most specimens are numbered "00000" and are rubber-stamped "SPECIMEN", commonly in the signature area Specimens are usually minimally punch cancelled
specimen bottle: a bottle for holding urine specimens
specimen page: page given as an example
specimen signature: model of a signature, format of a signature
a specimen: {n} sample
cytologic specimen: a specimen used for cytologic examination and diagnosis
queer specimen: unusual person, unusual object
signature specimen: model of a signature, format of a signature
specimens: plural of specimen
type specimen: the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made

specimen

Hyphenation

spe·ci·men

Turkish pronunciation

spesımın

Synonyms

case, case history, copy, cross section, embodiment, exemplar, exemplification, exhibit, illustration, individual, instance, model, part, pattern, proof

Pronunciation

/ˈspesəmən/ /ˈspɛsəmən/

Etymology

() From Latin specimen (“mark, sign, example”), from speciō (“observe, watch”).

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