Specimen (Noun)
Meaning 1
An example regarded as typical of its class.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The bright pink apple hanging from the tree branch is a good specimen of this rare species of apple tree.
- As the greatest hero in history, her autobiography will stand as a fine specimen of unbroken resilience for the public eye to peruse for eternity.
- Children pick typical woodland plant life including fallen lilies like dainty or swamp fringe until autumn woodland collects flower specmen is finally too crisp here has bright verdig this specimen of leaf.
- The unique specimen of tree bark being displayed in the botanical garden demonstrates an extraordinary natural phenomenon due to centuries of geological evolution.
- A richly nuanced version of Gothic Revival architecture, Casa de Moneda represents a stunning example of a cultural shift when 16th-century colonization reshaped popular European cultural influences is a specimen that the modern eye craves.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes; "they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis".
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.