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class
has definitions from the fields of education,sociology,biology,sport
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[ noun ] a collection of things sharing a common attribute
Examples "there are two classes of detergents" Used in print (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)Three distinct classes of loans are made available to farmers ' cooperatives by the Banks_for_Cooperatives : (Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)Hard surface cleaning in household application is represented by two classes of alkaline products : ( 1 ) the formulations made expressly for machine dishwashers , and ( 2 ) the general-purpose cleaners used for walls and woodwork . As_is well_known , detergent actives belong_to the chemical class consisting_of moderately high molecular_weight and highly polar molecules which exhibit the property of forming micelles in solution . This is particularly true of highly charged ions , especially those ions which fall_into the class of polyelectrolytes . (Frederick Mosteller et al., Probability with...)Sometimes when there are many outcomes for a single trial , we group these outcomes into two classes , as in the example of the die , where we have arbitrarily constructed the classes `` ace '' and `` not ace '' . |
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[ noun ] (education) a body of students who are taught together
Examples "early morning classes are always sleepy" Used in print (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)Do this exercise six times each class period . Start with the class standing in a circle , with weight on the right foot and the left extended a_little way into the circle . Eventually the class will be able to kick up high enough so_that the teacher can catch the leading leg . Have the class lie supine with knees apart and bent . Have the class lie prone . |
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[ noun ] (sociology) people having the same social or economic status
Synonyms Examples "the working class" "an emerging professional class" Used in print (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)The capacity of intellectuals and members of the new professional classes to contribute creatively to national development is likely to be destroyed by a constraining sense of inferiority toward both their own political class and their colleagues and professional counterparts in the West . The capacity of intellectuals and members of the new professional classes to contribute creatively to national development is likely to be destroyed by a constraining sense of inferiority toward both their own political class and their colleagues and professional counterparts in the West . American policy toward such societies should stress our sympathy for the emerging social and professional classes . (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)it might be pointed_out that the integrating function of religion , for good or ill , has often supported or been identified with other groupings - political , nationality , language , class , racial , sociability , even economic . |
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[ noun ] (education) education imparted in a series of lessons or class meetings
Synonyms Examples "he took a course in basket weaving" "flirting is not unknown in college classes" Used in print (David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)The girls are prone to dress far more flamboyantly than their counterparts out of town , and eye_shadow , mascara , and elaborate bouffant hairdos - despite the admonitions of cautious guidance personnel - are not unknown even in early morning classes . (Jay Williams, The Forger....)`` No , I take classes with different people '' , he said . The upshot of the evening was that I got the address of Pendleton 's studio - or rather , of the studio in which he gave his classes , for he did n't work there himself - and joined the life_class , which met every Tuesday and Thursday from ten to twelve in the morning . Actually , there was a_lot of force in him , which is why I kept_on in that class instead of quitting after a week . |
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[ noun ] (sport) a league ranked by quality
Synonyms Examples "he played baseball in class D for two years" "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)Ryne_Duren and Roland_Sheldon , a rookie righthander who posted a 15 - 1 record last year for the Yanks ' Auburn ( N.Y. ) farm_club of the Class - D New_York-Pennsylvania_League , are the probable rival pitchers . (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)Stengel inherited DiMaggio , Rizzuto , but he brought_up Mantle from Class C to the majors , from Joplin to New_York . |
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[ verb ] arrange or order by classes or categories
Examples "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" Used in print (Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)The purpose of washing is , obviously , to remove soils which are arbitrarily classed in the four major categories given below : |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 17001
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[ noun ] (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
Related terms taxonomic_group Cephalopoda class_Cyanobacteria Rhizopoda Lycopodineae Chlorophyceae Chrysophyceae Actinopoda Bacillariophyceae Phaeophyceae Schizomycetes Euglenophyceae Placodermi Cestoda Charophyceae Rhodophyceae Xanthophyceae Zoomastigina Phytomastigina Cryptophyceae Sporozoa Telosporidia Cyclosporeae Sarcodina Ascidiaceae Thaliacea Agnatha Gnathostomata Aphasmidia Chondrichthyes Holocephali Elasmobranchii Aves Archaeornithes Amphibia Mastigophora Anapsida Lepidosauria Archosauria Synapsida Chelicerata Arachnida superclass_Myriapoda Pauropoda Symphyla Tardigrada Chilopoda Acnidosporidia Cnidosporidia Ciliata Metatheria Eutheria Hyalospongiae Scyphozoa Hydrozoa Anthozoa Nuda Tentaculata Turbellaria Trematoda Ulvophyceae Infusoria Phasmidia Archiannelida Oligochaeta Polychaeta Hirudinea Scaphopoda Gastropoda Opisthobranchia Amphineura Polyplacophora Bivalvia Reptilia Dibranchiata Crustacea Entomostraca Branchiopoda Copepoda Ostracoda Cirripedia Onychophora Insecta Exopterygota Asteroidea Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Euryalida Echinoidea Crinoidea Holothuroidea Hominoidea Osteichthyes Crossopterygii Dipnoi Teleostei channidae Mammalia Lycopsida Prototheria Pantotheria Anthoceropsida Bryopsida Hepaticopsida Gymnospermae Gnetopsida Cycadopsida Pteridospermopsida Coniferopsida Pinopsida Taxopsida Ginkgopsida Angiospermae Dicotyledones Magnoliidae Monocotyledones Alismatidae Arecidae Commelinidae Caryophyllidae Asteridae Rosidae Hamamelidae Dilleniidae Liliidae Zygomycetes Myxomycetes Acrasiomycetes Oomycetes Chytridiomycetes Eumycetes Deuteromycetes Basidiomycetes Homobasidiomycetes Heterobasidiomycetes Hymenomycetes Ascomycetes Euascomycetes Hemiascomycetes Plectomycetes Pyrenomycetes Discomycetes Gasteromycetes Tiliomycetes Filicopsida Psilopsida Sphenopsida phylum order biology classify |
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[ noun ] (education) a body of students who graduate together
Synonyms Examples : "the class of '97" "she was in my year at Hoehandle High" |
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[ noun ] (informal) elegance in dress or behavior
Examples "she has a lot of class" Related terms |
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