Appearance
Use device theme  
Dark theme
Light theme

What is the noun for subcategories?

What's the noun for subcategories? Here's the word you're looking for.

subcategorization
  1. Placing something into a subcategory.
  2. (grammar) The practice of specifying what types of complements a word may take when that word acts as the head of a phrase of a certain category; this specification restricts the wordʼs category, making it smaller, hence a “subcategory” of the wordʼs category.
subcategory
  1. With respect to a given category, a more narrow category.
  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
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The language of learning was the second subcategory for analysis of the fieldnotes.”
      “Gangsta rap is generally considered a subgenre of the larger category of rap music, which itself is a subcategory of hip-hop.”
      “Meteorites from one subcategory, the pallasites, contain large crystals of the mineral olivine imbedded in a matrix of metal.”
subcategorisation
  1. Alternative form of subcategorization
subcategorisations
  1. plural of subcategorisation
subcategorizations
  1. plural of subcategorization
subcategories
  1. plural of subcategory
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Each category contains several subcategories while assessment exercises and instruments exist to identify individual students' particular style.”
      “Wars of aggression were only one of the subcategories of the broad category of crimes against peace.”
      “The absence of subcategories for different types of community colleges hinders historical and longitudinal research.”
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder

See Also

Nearby Words
13-letter Words Starting With
Find Nouns
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2024