CUSTOM-BUILT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does custom-built mean? 

• CUSTOM-BUILT (noun)
  The noun CUSTOM-BUILT has 1 sense:

1. an item made to the customer's specifications

  Familiarity information: CUSTOM-BUILT used as a noun is very rare.

• CUSTOM-BUILT (adjective)
  The adjective CUSTOM-BUILT has 1 sense:

1. built for a particular individual

  Familiarity information: CUSTOM-BUILT used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CUSTOM-BUILT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An item made to the customer's specifications

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

custom-built; custom-made

Hypernyms ("custom-built" is a kind of...):

item (a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection)

• CUSTOM-BUILT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Built for a particular individual

Synonyms:

custom-built; made-to-order

Similar:

custom; custom-made (made according to the specifications of an individual)

 Context examples 

The team measured these cells’ activities while mice were exposed to temperature increases (from 25°C to 45°C) and decreases (from 25°C to 10°C) in a custom-built chamber.

(Brain cells that cool the body, NIH)