specimen
IPA: spˈɛsʌmʌn
noun
- An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
- (numismatics) A banknote printed for distribution to central banks to aid in the recognition of banknotes from a country other than their own
- (philately) A postage stamp sent to postmasters and postal administrations so that they are able to identify valid stamps and to avoid forgeries
- A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
- (humorous, often preceded with “fine”) An eligible man.
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Examples of "specimen" in Sentences
- The fangs attained is the average specimen.
- That plaque is a specimen of historical bungling.
- The efflorescence is clearly visible in both specimens.
- The freezer caught fire and the specimen was destroyed.
- The specimen was obtained in a warehouse on the seacoast.
- The type specimen is at the National Herbarium of Ukraine.
- The specimen is always in the monochromatic convergent beam.
- Jerdon's specimen was obtained in a warehouse on the seacoast.
- A new genus and species for the largest specimen of Archaeopteryx.
- Samples are loaded in the specimen rack prior to the start up of the reactor.
- Discovered in mid-May 2007, the specimen is awaiting formal description once additional data is collected.
- While the specimen is about 1 m long, it only represents that part of the skull rostral to the antorbital fenestra.
- One day, when this specimen is about to take a metal belt to him again, he discovers himself in his favorite spot in the local library.
- All in all, this specimen is a strong contender for the second finest of the eight [now nine] known examples, despite the minor corrosion.
- Given that some are invasive, only a specialist would be able to determine whether a specimen is a known endemic, an introduced species, or an undescribed species.
- · 1856-D PCGS MS61, Choice Brilliant Uncirculated-Fully frosty, choice brilliant uncirculated specimen from a small hoard that was discovered in the last quarter century.
- As the example with the least amount of artificial wear, the Adams-Carter specimen is by far the most desirable of the three Class III dollars available to collectors today.
- "Baptised Palaeopropithecus kelyus, this new specimen is smaller than the two species of these 'large sloth lemurs' already known and its diet made up of harder-textured foodstuffs."
- One of several unsolved mysteries about the specimen is the identity of a bizarre, oddly shaped chunk of bone found encased in the same nodule (Dave Martill is holding it in the adjacent image).