How to Pronounce Subclasses

To pronounce "subclasses", say SUBCL-ass-es — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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SUBCL-ass-es

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💡 Tip for remembering “subclasses”

"subclasses" has 3 syllables: subcl-ass-es.

What does subclasses mean?

noun

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

verb

  1. (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. To cause (an object) to act as an instance of a subclass (by creating the desired subclass and instantiating an object of this subclass).

Synonyms

child classderived classheir classsubset

Antonyms

superclasssupersetunsubclass

Related words

categoriessubcategoriessubdivisionssubtypearchetypeclassessubdisciplinespecialization

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How many syllables are in "subclasses"?▾

"Subclasses" has 3 syllables: subcl · ass · es.

What does "subclasses" mean?▾

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

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