Usually means: Subcategory within a larger class.
Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions History
We found 32 dictionaries that define the word subclass:

General (19 matching dictionaries)
  1. subclass: Merriam-Webster
  2. subclass: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. subclass: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. subclass: Collins English Dictionary
  5. subclass: Vocabulary.com
  6. Subclass, subclass: Wordnik
  7. subclass: Wiktionary
  8. subclass: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. subclass: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. subclass: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. subclass: Dictionary.com
  12. Subclass (biology), Subclass (computer science), Subclass (disambiguation), Subclass (set theory), Subclass: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. Subclass: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  14. subclass: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  15. subclass: Rhymezone
  16. subclass: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  17. subclass: FreeDictionary.org
  18. subclass: Mnemonic Dictionary
  19. subclass: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. ODLIS: Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science (No longer online)

Business (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. subclass: Legal dictionary
  2. Subclass: Financial dictionary
  3. Yahoo Tax Center Glossary (No longer online)

Computing (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. subclass: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
  2. subclass: CCI Computer
  3. Subclass (computer science), subclass: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. subclass: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. subclass: Medical dictionary

Science (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. subclass: PlanetMath Encyclopedia
  2. FOLDOP - Free On Line Dictionary Of Philosophy (No longer online)

(Note: See subclassing as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (subclass)

noun:  A secondary class within a main class.
noun:  (taxonomy) A rank directly below class.
noun:  (object-oriented programming) An object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which it inherits a base set of properties and methods.
verb:  (transitive, computing) (in object-oriented programming) To create a subclass of (some class).
verb:  (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).

Similar:

Opposite:

Phrases:

Adjectives:

Words similar to subclass

Usage examples for subclass

Idioms related to subclass

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing subclass

Words that often appear near subclass

Rhymes of subclass

Invented words related to subclass

Similar:

Opposite:

Phrases:

Adjectives:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux