Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun specialization

3 senses of specialization

Sense 1
specialization, specialisation -- (the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose)
       => change of state -- (the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics)

Sense 2
specialization, specialisation, specialty, speciality, specialism -- (the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology")
       => career, calling, vocation -- (the particular occupation for which you are trained)

Sense 3
specialization, specialisation, differentiation -- ((biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo")
       => adaptation, adaption, adjustment -- (the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions))