"subcategory" meaning in All languages combined

See subcategory on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: subcategories [plural]
Etymology: From sub- + category. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|category}} sub- + category Head templates: {{en-noun}} subcategory (plural subcategories)
  1. With respect to a given category; a narrower category.
    Sense id: en-subcategory-en-noun-5IaRf1N5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 62 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 73 27
  2. (category theory) A subclass of a category which is itself a category, whose arrows are a restriction of the arrows of the parent category, and whose composition rule is a restriction of the parent category's. Categories (topical): Category theory Synonyms: child category, supercategory
    Sense id: en-subcategory-en-noun-aXTgfl9G Topics: category-theory, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sub-category Hypernyms: category Translations (more narrow category): podkategorie [feminine] (Czech), subcategorie [feminine] (Dutch), sous-catégorie [feminine] (French), Unterkategorie (German), υποκατηγορία (ypokatigoría) [feminine] (Greek), hlutríki [neuter] (Icelandic), fochatagóir [feminine] (Irish), sottocategoria [feminine] (Italian), подкатегория (podkategorija) (Russian), alt kategori (Turkish)
Disambiguation of 'more narrow category': 51 49

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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