1. A document (article or story) that is submitted without a contract or agreement in place. A writer writes and submits "on spec" or "on speculation" in hopes that the magazine will publish it (in the case of an article) or that the TV/movie studio will film it (in the case of a script.)
2. In general, "spec" is an abbreviation for "Specification".
If someone asks for the spec on a bolt, he is asking what are the specifications of a bolt, which would include the material, the diameter, the thread size, the load it can hold.
The meaning of the root word spec is to see or look. An example of this in a word is specimen.
a correct swentence
WATCH, SEE & OBSERVE.
Sight or To Look
Yes, spec is a prefix. See the related question for a list of words beginning with this prefix.
E-spec-ial-ly
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Spec is short for specific or specifications
In gynecology, spec is short for speculum.
The root spec means: look or too see
Ditto
to see or look
Specification
Special attack.
High spec means that all the parts, even the small parts are of higher than average quality.
Cath spec is short for catheter specimen, a urine specimen collected by inserting a tube through the urethra into the bladder.
poly (polynomial) means many uni (unidirectional) means one
well sum spec means when someone called muaz gets slapped and punch yeah dart get me now cause thats it
Metric fluid bolt spec? Exactly what does that mean? You want the torque specifications of a certain bolt. What bolt, used to attach what are you referring to?