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spec1 [spek] N no pl inf

on spec
auf Verdacht
to buy [or get] sth on spec
etw auf gut Glück kaufen

spec2 [spek] N inf specification

1. spec (data):

specs pl
technische Daten

2. spec (plan):

spec
detaillierter Plan
has the engineer brought the specs with him?
hat der Ingenieur die Entwürfe dabei?
to draw up a spec
einen Bauplan erstellen

speci·fi·ca·tion [ˌspesɪfɪˈkeɪʃən, Am -fəˈ-] N

1. specification (specifying):

specification
Angabe f <-, -n-> kein pl
specification
Spezifizierung f <-, -en> form

2. specification:

specification (plan)
detaillierter Entwurf
specification (for building)
Bauplan m <-(e)s, -pläne>
to conform to [or match][or meet] the specification
dem Entwurf entsprechen
to draw up a specification
einen Entwurf erstellen

3. specification no pl:

specification (description)
genaue Angabe f
specification (description)
Beschreibung f <-, -en>
specification (description)
Spezifikation f <-, -en>
specification (for patent)
Patentschrift f <-, -en>
specification (for machines)
Konstruktionsplan m
detailed specification
detaillierte Beschreibung

4. specification no pl (function):

specification
detaillierter Entwurf
to be almost identical in specification
vom Entwurf her fast identisch sein

ˈspec build·er N esp Aus inf

spec builder
Bauspekulant(in) m (f) <-en, -en; -, -nen>

marsh beetle larva (Scirtidae spec) N

marsh beetle larva (Scirtidae spec)
Jochkäferlarve