subclass

CEFRA2

/ˈsʌbklæs/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A group within a larger class.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A rank directly below class.

Examples

  • A subclass is a category that is within another larger class.

  • The biologist identified a new subclass of this type of animal.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which it inherits a base set of properties and methods.

  2. A secondary class within a main class.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. (in object-oriented programming) To create a subclass of (some class).

More examples

In context

  • The programmer defined a new subclass to extend the main component.

  • I subclassed the Button class to create a more specialised FancyButton class for my user interface.

  • Goffin is a prose text interspersed with short lists of typical terms exemplifying certain sub-classes of Indian English lexis.

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Origin

noun

From sub- + class.