"subclass" meaning in English

See subclass in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsʌbklæs/, /ˈsʌbklɑːs/ Audio: en-uk-subclass.ogg Forms: subclasses [plural]
Etymology: From sub- + class. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|class}} sub- + class Head templates: {{en-noun}} subclass (plural subclasses)
  1. A secondary class within a main class. Translations (secondary class): 子類別 (Chinese Mandarin), 子类别 (zǐlèibié) (Chinese Mandarin), 子類 (Chinese Mandarin), 子类 (zǐlèi) (Chinese Mandarin), alaluokka (Finnish), sous-classe [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-subclass-en-noun--HLJoKRo Disambiguation of 'secondary class': 60 21 19
  2. (taxonomy) A rank directly below class. Categories (topical): Taxonomy Translations (taxonomy): 亞綱 (Chinese Mandarin), 亚纲 (yàgāng) (Chinese Mandarin), podtřída [feminine] (Czech), onderklasse [feminine] (Dutch), subklasse [feminine] (Dutch), alaluokka (Finnish), sous-classe [feminine] (French), subclase [feminine] (Galician), Unterklasse [feminine] (German), Subklasse [feminine] (German), undirflokkur [masculine] (Icelandic), fo-aicme [feminine] (Irish), 亜綱 (akō) (alt: あこう) (Japanese), サブクラス (sabukurasu) (Japanese), 아강 (agang) (alt: 亞綱) (Korean), poklasis [masculine] (Lithuanian), podklasa [feminine] (Polish), subclasse [feminine] (Portuguese), подкла́сс (podkláss) [masculine] (Russian), underklass [common-gender] (Swedish), subklass [common-gender] (Swedish), kubliphay (Tagalog), ఉపతరగతి (upataragati) (Telugu), altsınıf (Turkish), donaklad (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-subclass-en-noun-qUoGs4xw Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy Disambiguation of 'taxonomy': 7 74 19
  3. (object-oriented programming) An object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which it inherits a base set of properties and methods. Categories (topical): Object-oriented programming Translations (computing): 子類別 (Chinese Mandarin), 子类别 (zǐlèibié) (Chinese Mandarin), podtřída [feminine] (Czech), aliluokka (Finnish), classe fille [feminine] (French), Kindklasse [feminine] (German), Subklasse [feminine] (German), Unterklasse [feminine] (German), υποκλάση (ypoklási) [feminine] (Greek), undirklasi [masculine] (Icelandic), fo-aicme [feminine] (Irish), サブクラス (sabukurasu) (Japanese), podklasa [feminine] (Polish), subclasse [feminine] (Portuguese), подкла́сс (podkláss) [masculine] (Russian), класс-насле́дник (klass-naslédnik) [masculine] (Russian), altsınıf (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-subclass-en-noun-b7NY53Oo Disambiguation of 'computing': 20 34 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: subset [general], child class [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], derived class [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], heir class [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], sub-class Hypernyms: class

Verb

IPA: /ˈsʌbklæs/, /ˈsʌbklɑːs/ Audio: en-uk-subclass.ogg Forms: subclasses [present, singular, third-person], subclassing [participle, present], subclassed [participle, past], subclassed [past]
Etymology: From sub- + class. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|class}} sub- + class Head templates: {{en-verb}} subclass (third-person singular simple present subclasses, present participle subclassing, simple past and past participle subclassed)
  1. (transitive, computing) (in object-oriented programming) To create a subclass of (some class). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-subclass-en-verb-gJg225Vt Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (transitive, computing) To cause (an object) to act as an instance of a subclass (by creating the desired subclass and instantiating an object of this subclass). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-subclass-en-verb-7dnciCh9 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 Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Volapük translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 18 19 26 35 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 14 19 17 22 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 15 15 18 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 17 17 20 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 16 17 17 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 5 15 11 17 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 7 13 12 15 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 12 13 16 53 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 13 12 15 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 7 12 13 16 53 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 12 13 14 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 4 11 11 23 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 7 12 13 16 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 7 12 13 16 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 5 12 12 13 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 7 12 13 16 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 7 12 13 16 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 4 17 14 19 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 12 17 16 16 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 6 12 13 16 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 12 12 13 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 6 11 12 17 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 7 12 13 16 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 6 12 12 16 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 6 11 12 17 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 5 12 12 14 56 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sub-class Derived forms: subclassable, unsubclass

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 116:",
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          "roman": "upataragati",
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          "_dis1": "20 34 46",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "computing",
          "word": "子類別"
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          "word": "Unterklasse"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "computing",
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    "Terms with Turkish translations",
    "Terms with Volapük translations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "subclassable"
    },
    {
      "word": "unsubclass"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sub",
        "3": "class"
      },
      "expansion": "sub- + class",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From sub- + class.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "subclasses",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "subclassing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "subclassed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "subclassed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "expansion": "subclass (third-person singular simple present subclasses, present participle subclassing, simple past and past participle subclassed)",
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    }
  ],
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    "sub‧class"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "en:Computing"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I subclassed the Button class to create a more specialised FancyButton class for my user interface.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(in object-oriented programming) To create a subclass of (some class)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "computing",
          "computing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "object-oriented programming",
          "object-oriented programming"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, computing) (in object-oriented programming) To create a subclass of (some class)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "en:Computing"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2000, James D. Foxall, MCSD in a Nutshell: The Visual Basic Exams, page 93:",
          "text": "Since Windows knows about these events, your application should be able to know about them as well. In order to accomplish this, subclass the window of a form or control, intercepting all of its events.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To cause (an object) to act as an instance of a subclass (by creating the desired subclass and instantiating an object of this subclass)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "computing",
          "computing#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, computing) To cause (an object) to act as an instance of a subclass (by creating the desired subclass and instantiating an object of this subclass)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʌbklæs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʌbklɑːs/"
    },
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "sub-class"
    }
  ],
  "word": "subclass"
}

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