specs

«specs» in Mova's school dictionary: short for «spectacles», meaning glasses that people wear… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (specs — plural, informal)

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) Specs is short for «spectacles», meaning glasses that people wear to see better. tree →

2) (informal) Specs is short for «specifications», a detailed description of how something is made or what it can do, like a computer or phone. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday talk, children say «Where are my specs?» or «Grandad's specs». In technology and adult life, people compare the specs of phones, cars or game consoles: memory, screen size, speed. Phrases: «reading specs», «put on your specs», «check the specs», «high specs».

examples

• Grandad can't read without his specs. tree →
• I left my specs on the bus! tree →
• She got new pink specs from the optician. tree →
• The new tablet has amazing specs: a big screen and lots of memory. tree →
• Before buying, Dad checked the specs of the laptop. tree →
• My specs steamed up when I came in from the cold. tree →

note

Always plural and informal: «my specs are», not «my spec is». For glasses, formal word is «spectacles». For technology, «specifications» or «tech specs». A «spec» alone can mean «speculation» («on spec» = without being asked or sure).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «specs» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.