What is another word for specimens?

Pronunciation: [spˈɛsɪmənz] (IPA)

Specimens are samples of a particular substance or object used for examination, study, or demonstration. There are various synonyms for the word specimens, including samples, examples, models, exemplars, cases, instances, specimens of interest, and representatives. These terms are frequently used in scientific and medical fields in the course of research and experimentation, where specimens play a significant role in the analysis and understanding of phenomena. Other related terms include prototypes, patterns, templates, templates, and originals. In general, synonyms for specimens refer to objects or materials that can be analyzed, experimented with, or studied in order to learn more about them.

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Usage examples for Specimens

Well, shall I show you the house,-there are some clever specimens of the Dutch masters here?
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
These were odd-looking specimens of humanity.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
Any collector who sets himself to illustrate the evolution of the printed book from its manuscript predecessors, and the ways of the early printers, will find that he has undertaken no impossible task, though one which will need considerable pursuit and good taste and judgment in the selection of appropriate specimens.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard

Famous quotes with Specimens

  • I wish I had eight pairs of hands, and another body to shoot the specimens.
    John James Audubon
  • I first began to dry specimens for preservation carelessly perhaps at first, but before the season was over, I had collected between one and two hundred species.
    George Bentham
  • The majority of the senior class of Vassar does not desire my company and I must confess, having read specimens of their thought and sentiments, that I do not desire the company of the majority of the senior class of Vassar.
    William F. Buckley, Jr.
  • Jails and prisons are designed to break human beings, to convert the population into specimens in a zoo - obedient to our keepers, but dangerous to each other.
    Angela Davis
  • I have in hands, now, specimens of bottom from t he Gulf Stream, obtained by Lieutenant Craven, and I can say that they are among the most interesting that I have ever seen.
    Edward Forbes

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