n.
1.a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
2.naming explicitly
3.(patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and usse of an invention
4.a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement
Idiom of the Day
under the circumstances
because of the circumstances
The girl was very sick and under the circumstances did not have to take the exam.