SPECIMEN: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SPECIMEN?

Need another word that means the same as “specimen”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “specimen” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Specimen” are: sample, example, bit, snippet, illustration, demonstration, exemplification, instance, selection, representative piece

Specimen as a Noun

Definitions of "Specimen" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “specimen” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An example regarded as typical of its class.
• An individual animal, plant, piece of a mineral, etc. used as an example of its species or type for scientific study or display.
• A bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes.
• Used to refer humorously to a person or animal.
• An example of something regarded as typical of its class or group.
• A sample for medical testing, especially of urine.

Synonyms of "Specimen" as a noun (10 Words)

bit	The cutting part of a drill usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press. A bit of rock caught him in the eye.
demonstration	A practical exhibition and explanation of how something works or is performed. The lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations.
example	A task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding. He followed his brother s example and deserted his family.
exemplification	Showing by example.
illustration	Artwork that helps make something clear or attractive. By way of illustration I refer to the following case.
instance	An item of information that is typical of a class or group. In this instance it mattered little.
representative piece	An item of information that is typical of a class or group.
sample	A small amount of a food or other commodity, especially one given to a prospective customer. A simple random sample of forty five students.
selection	A plot of land acquired by selection. Some local Tories objected to his selection.
snippet	A small piece or brief extract. Snippets of information about the war.

Usage Examples of "Specimen" as a noun

• They collected a urine specimen for urinalysis.
• A specimen paper of the new test.
• Specimens of copper ore.
• Carla could not help feeling a degree of reluctant admiration for this odd female specimen.

Associations of "Specimen" (30 Words)

archetype	An original which has been imitated; a prototype. Mythological archetypes of good and evil.
case	An agreed summary of the facts relating to a legal case drawn up for review or decision on a point of law by a higher court. A mental case.
emulation	Technique of one machine obtaining the same results as another. Software emulation of complete systems.
epitome	A summary of a written work; an abstract. She looked the epitome of elegance and good taste.
established	Brought about or set up or accepted especially long established. The established Church.
example	Something to be imitated. But there is always the famous example of the Smiths.
exemplar	Something to be imitated. An exemplar of success.
formation	A thing that has been formed. A formation of planes.
herbarium	A room or building housing a herbarium.
ideal	Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence embodying an ideal. In an ideal world we might have made a different decision.
illustration	Artwork that helps make something clear or attractive. This accident is a graphic illustration of the disaster that s waiting to happen.
instance	An occurrence of something. Another instance occurred yesterday.
lattice	An interlaced structure or pattern resembling a lattice. The lattice of branches above her.
mannequin	A life-size dummy used to display clothes. She was too fat to be a mannequin.
paradigm	The class of all items that can be substituted into the same position or slot in a grammatical sentence are in paradigmatic relation with one another. Society s paradigm of the ideal woman.
paradigmatic	Serving as a typical example of something. His biography is paradigmatic of the experiences of this generation.
paragon	A perfect diamond of 100 carats or more. It would have taken a paragon of virtue not to feel viciously jealous.
photogenic	(of an organism or tissue) producing or emitting light. A photogenic child.
prototype	Make a prototype of a product. He is the prototype of good breeding.
proven	(of a new method, system, or treatment) tried and tested. A proven risk to health.
replica	An exact copy or model of something, especially one on a smaller scale. It is a replica of an antique plaque.
sample	Take a sample of. Samples of products for evaluation.
scientifically	In a way that relates to or is used in science. Both theories can be explained scientifically.
spheroid	A solid generated by a half revolution of an ellipse about its major axis prolate spheroid or minor axis oblate spheroid. It looked like a sphere but on closer examination I saw it was really a spheroid.
stereotype	Treat or classify according to a mental stereotype. I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European.
tested	Tested and proved useful or correct. A tested method.
triplicate	A thing which is part of a set of three copies or corresponding parts. Triplicate the letter for the committee.
type	Metal types used in letterpress printing. She characterized his witty sayings as the type of modern wisdom.
typify	Express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol. The sun typified the Greeks, and the moon the Persians.
verified	Proved to be true. A verified claim.