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I woke up one morning to find I was famous. I bought a white Rolls-Royce and drove down Sunset Boulevard, wearing dark specs and a white suit, waving like the Queen Mum.
Peter O'Toole

Meaning of "specs" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPECS

specs  [spɛks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPECS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Specs is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPECS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Specs

The term specs can refer to: ▪ specifications, colloquial abbreviation ▪ spectacles, colloquial abbreviation ▪ Specs Toporcer, baseball player ▪ Specs, speculative technology described in the novel Halting State ▪ Spec's Wine, Spirits & Finer Foods ▪ Specs, chemistry compound database ▪ Spectrometer ▪ The Specs, 1980s American band...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPECS


Amex
ˈæmɛks
apex
ˈeɪpɛks
Artex
ˈɑːtɛks
aruspex
əˈrʌspɛks
auspex
ˈɔːspɛks
complex
ˈkɒmplɛks
duplex
ˈdjuːplɛks
ex
ɛks
flex
flɛks
forex
ˈfɒrɛks
haruspex
həˈrʌspɛks
index
ˈɪndɛks
latex
ˈleɪtɛks
lex
lɛks
pecs
pɛks
Perspex
ˈpɜːspɛks
Rex
rɛks
sex
sɛks
Tipp-Ex
ˈtɪpɛks
unisex
ˈjuːnɪˌsɛks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPECS

speck
speckle
speckle interferometry
speckled
speckled trout
speckled wood
speckledness
speckless
specksioneer
specktioneer
spectacle
spectacle case
spectacled
spectacles
spectacular
spectacularity
spectacularly
spectate
spectator
spectator sport

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPECS

aquatics
basics
classics
comics
consumer electronics
cosmetics
dynamics
economics
electronics
forensics
granny specs
graphics
logistics
lyrics
mathematics
physics
politics
specifics
statistics
sunspecs

Synonyms and antonyms of specs in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «specs» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPECS

Find out the translation of specs to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of specs from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «specs» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

眼镜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gafas
570 millions of speakers

English

specs
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चश्मा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نَظَّارَات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

очки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

óculos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চশমা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lunettes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spesifikasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Brille
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

眼鏡
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

안경
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spek
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kính đeo mắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கண்ணாடியை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चष्मा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gözlük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

occhiali
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

okulary
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

окуляри
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ochelari
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ματογυάλια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

specs
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

specifikationer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

briller
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of specs

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPECS»

The term «specs» is very widely used and occupies the 6.727 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPECS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about specs

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2 QUOTES WITH «SPECS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word specs.
1
Peter O'Toole
I woke up one morning to find I was famous. I bought a white Rolls-Royce and drove down Sunset Boulevard, wearing dark specs and a white suit, waving like the Queen Mum.
2
Daniel H. Wilson
Over the past 50 years we got versions of X-ray specs and space vacations, and even death rays. But the X-ray specs don't fit on your face - they're big things that screen your luggage for guns. Space vacations are real, but they cost $20 million. We have death rays, but you have to be a triple Ph.D. to play with them.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPECS»

Discover the use of specs in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to specs and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Paul needs specs
Sal tells the story of her brother Paul, who doesn't understand why things look fuzzy, until she helps him get a pair of eyeglasses.
Bernard Cohen, Geoff Kelly, 2004
2
Specs: The Comprehensive Foodservice Purchasing and ...
This new Student Edition is brimming with information on purchasing policies, foods, quality controls, and storage and handling procedures.
Lewis Reed, 2006
3
Guns Illustrated 2011: The Latest Guns, Specs & Prices
YOUR GO-TO GUIDE FOR GUNS, AMMO & GEAR Get the complete low-down on what's new in the shooting industry with Guns Illustrated 2011.
Dan Shideler, 2010
4
SPECS: specification and programming environment for ...
Included is a chapter on the support engineering aspects of SPECS, which is what makes the SPECS approach open .This book will prove to be of prime importance for engineers and information technologists in the telecommunications and large ...
Rick Reed, RACE (Program), 1993
5
Super Specs
Laura Driscoll. ® Math Concept: NUMBER PATTERNS • Grades K–2 • Ages 5–7 Molly's little brother believes she has super x-ray vision. Is Molly really wearing super specs? MATH MATTERS® helps children make the connection between ...
Laura Driscoll, 2013
6
New Zealand Journal of Zoology
N.S.W., 15m; 1 spec., oil Port Jackson. N.S.W.. "deep water"; 1 spec., oil Coogec, N.S.W., 89-91 m (AM J226I; identified by H. L. Clark as C. oxy- conus); 1 spec., off "Wata Mooli", N.S.W., 128- 142m; 2 specs, off Cronulla, N.S.W., 70-75 m; ...
7
The Gun Digest Book of Modern Gun Values: The Shooter's ...
Pre-WWII model Exc.: $140 VGood: $120 Good: $100 Post-WWII model Exc.: $150 VGood: $130 Good: $100 SAVAGE MODEL 7S Same specs as Model 7 except fully-adjustable peep rear sight with two discs, hooded front with three inserts.
Dan Shideler, 2009
8
Generating Software from Specifications
/home/specs/DDL/DDL . specs /home/try/Comment . lido /home/try/Comment .ptg (a) Raw. specs :list. /home /specs /DDL/ Analyze . f w /home/specs/DDL/Transf orm . f w (b) /home/specs/DDL/DDL. specs :list. /home/specs/DDL/ Analyze .
Uwe Kastens, William M. Waite, Anthony M. Sloane, 2007
9
Programming Flex 3: The Comprehensive Guide to Creating Rich ...
... the name specified. For example, file-specs is followed by [pathelement] [...]. This means that the following is a valid configuration file specifying a file-specs value: <flex-config xmlns="http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex-config"> <file-specs>  ...
Chafic Kazoun, Joey Lott, 2008
10
Learn to Study the Bible
Years ago eyeglasses were commonly called spectacles, or specs for short. To those who wear specs, everything seems blurry without them; but with them, all things come into focus. This devotional Bible study method, SPECS ON, works in  ...
Andy Deane, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPECS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term specs is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Xiaomi Mi 5 Plus specs leak; may be launched alongside Mi 5
Leaks around the upcoming Xiaomi Mi 5 and Mi 5 Plus just don't seem to end. Now, a new image has surfaced on Weibo revealing the complete specs for the Mi ... «Tech2, Jul 15»
2
LG G Pro 3 Specs Could Impress Power Users: Pupil Recognition, 6 …
Leaked specifications for the LG G Pro 3 indicate an impressive smartphone and could very well build upon LG's improving performance in the United States ... «Tech Times, Jul 15»
3
Meizu MX5 specs leaked in benchmark listings
The latest leaks come from a couple of benchmark listings, one revealing a few key specs, the other providing insight on the performance you could expect from ... «GSMArena.com, Jun 15»
4
LG G4 Pro Rumors & Specs Emerge
The recently released LG G4 is a very impressive phone with a stunning camera, a huge 5.5-inch 2k resolution display and even genuine leather build materials, ... «Gotta Be Mobile, Jun 15»
5
OnePlus Two's monster specs confirmed by fresh leak
After a leaked benchmark on Thursday shared some details about the OnePlus Two's high-end specs, a new report brings even more information about the ... «BGR, May 15»
6
Oculus Rift's recommended PC specs are steep, but surprisingly …
That's right: This morning Oculus announced recommended specs for attaining “the full Rift experience,” and you know what? They're surprisingly reasonable ... «PCWorld, May 15»
7
New rumor reveals one way the 2015 Moto X may be a big upgrade …
A leaked specs sheet purportedly shows that this year's Moto X will not only have a 16-megapixel camera but that it will also come with optical image ... «BGR, May 15»
8
LG G4c Specs Leak
Those are low mid-range specs, so we expect the G4c to be a wallet friendly offshoot of the G4, carrying similar design language but little else compared to the ... «Mobile Burn, May 15»
9
Insane flagship-killing specs listed for new ZTE phone
The specs, which appeared on TENAA (China's certification body) and were spotted by GizmoChina, should be accurate as TENAA isn't in the habit of making ... «TechRadar, Apr 15»
10
Xiaomi Mi 5, Mi 5 Plus get rumored specs, launch time frame
Xiaomi may have unveiled the high-end Mi Note and Mi Note Pro this January, but those are both phablets. When it comes to a 'normal size' flagship offering, ... «GSMArena.com, Apr 15»

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