specialised
English edit
Adjective edit
specialised (comparative more specialised, superlative most specialised)
- Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of specialized.
- 1961 February, R. K. Evans, “The role of research on British Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 92:
- Second, a railway research department represents a qualified and specialised consultancy service, to provide the basis for well-informed high-level decisions regarding new designs or possible lines of development. [...] Finally, a research department is desirable to carry out the more specialised trials and testing of manufacturers' equipment prior to its acceptance by the operating personnel.
- 1962 December, “Dr. Beeching previews the plan for British Railways”, in Modern Railways, page 376:
- "Railways have to bear the very high fixed costs associated with the provision and maintenance of a specialised route system for their own exclusive use. [...]"
- 2023 March 8, Chris Howe, “Building the platform for Old Oak Common's platforms”, in RAIL, number 978, page 60:
- Specialised long-reach excavators with a clamshell grab then reach though the openings to lift the spoil to the surface, which is then deposited in articulated dump trucks (ADTs).
Verb edit
specialised
- simple past and past participle of specialise
References edit
- “specialised”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.