Dictionary

subclass en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (UK) audio
• /ˈsʌbklæs/
• /ˈsʌbklɑːs/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-der. Proto-Italic *klāssis Latin classisder. Middle French classebor. English class English subclass From sub- + class.

Meanings

1. A secondary class within a main class.
   • Goffin is a prose text interspersed with short lists of typical terms exemplifying certain sub-classes of Indian English lexis. 2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 116:
   • 1959, "Steam's Finest Hour" edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co., referring to the R-1 Mountain class loco. These 4-8-2's, of which B&M eventually purchased 18 in various subclasses, could almost haul the tonnage of a T and more than made up for the slight deficiency by raising the maximum speed limit from 45 to 70 miles per hour, thanks to 73-inch drivers.
2. A rank directly below class.
3. (qualifier:object-oriented programming) An object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which it inherits a base set of properties and methods.

Forms

Antonyms

superset · superclass

Deriveds

intersubclass · subclasser · intrasubclass

Hypernyms

class

Synonyms

derived class · child class · heir class · subset

Translations (45)

fi alaluokka (taxonomy) · el υποκλάση (computing) · de Unterklasse (computing) · fi aliluokka (computing) · ru подкла́сс (taxonomy) · nl onderklasse (taxonomy) · cs podtřída (taxonomy) · fr sous-classe (taxonomy) · de Unterklasse (taxonomy) · de Kindklasse (computing) · nl subklasse (taxonomy) · pt subclasse (taxonomy) · gl subclase (taxonomy) · ga fo-aicme (computing) · is undirflokkur (taxonomy) · tr altsınıf (computing) · vo donaklad (taxonomy) · ja 亜綱 (taxonomy) · pt subclasse (computing) · ru класс-насле́дник (computing) · la subclassis (taxonomy) · cmn 子類 /子类 (secondary class) · ja サブクラス (taxonomy) · cs podtřída (computing) · te ఉపతరగతి (taxonomy) · sv subklass (taxonomy) · fr classe fille (computing) · ru подкла́сс (computing) · ga fo-aicme (taxonomy) · pl podklasa (taxonomy) · tl kubliphay (taxonomy) · de Subklasse (computing) · pl podklasa (computing) · sv underklass (taxonomy) · fr sous-classe (secondary class) · lt poklasis (taxonomy) · tr altsınıf (taxonomy) · fi alaluokka (secondary class) · cmn 亞綱 /亚纲 (taxonomy) · de Subklasse (taxonomy) · cmn 子類別 /子类别 (computing) · cmn 子類別 /子类别 (secondary class) · ko 아강 (taxonomy) · ja サブクラス (computing) · is undirklasi (computing)

subclass en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (UK) audio
• /ˈsʌbklæs/
• /ˈsʌbklɑːs/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-der. Proto-Italic *klāssis Latin classisder. Middle French classebor. English class English subclass From sub- + class.

Meanings

1. (transitive) (in object-oriented programming) To create a subclass of (some class).
   • I subclassed the Button class to create a more specialised FancyButton class for my user interface.
2. (transitive) To cause (an object) to act as an instance of a subclass (by creating the desired subclass and instantiating an object of this subclass).
   • 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. 2000, James D. Foxall, MCSD in a Nutshell: The Visual Basic Exams, page 93:

Forms

Antonyms

unsubclass (antonym(s) of “cause to act as a member of a subclass”)

Deriveds

unsubclass · subclassable