subcategory
noun[C]
uk/ˈsʌb.kæt.ə.ɡri/us/ˈsʌb.kæt̬.ə.ɡɔːr.i/(in asystemfordividingthingsaccordingtoappearance,quality, etc.) acategory(= atype, or agroupof things having somefeaturesthat are the same)that ispartof anothercategory:
Eachcategoryisbrokendown into six subcategories.
Quizshowsare aspecialsubcategory ofgameshows.
- Scientists can nowclassifytumoursintosmallersubcategories.
- Within thesebroadcategorizations there are also anumberof subcategories.
- Spinalcordstimulationis a subcategory of neurostimulation.
Categories and varieties
- bad/big boyidiom
- categoric
- categorical
- category
- classification
- form
- genre
- matter
- model
- order
- polymorphism
- shade
- sort
- stratification
- style
- substance
- typology
- update
- variety
- version