superclass

ˈsuːpərklæs

Definition

Definition of superclass - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

high-level class passing attributes to subclasses

TECH.

In Java, 'Animal' can be a superclass for 'Dog'.

base class

taxonomy

TECH.

taxonomic rank below phylum and above class

TECH.

Mammalia is a superclass in the animal kingdom.

Origin of superclass

Latin, super (above) + classis (class)

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bony fish

zoology

fish of the superclass Osteichthyes

override

technology

method in subclass replacing superclass method

inheritance

technology

mechanism where a subclass uses superclass parts

inherit

technology

derive functionality from a superclass

Agnatha

zoology

superclass of jawless fish including lampreys and hagfishes

agnathan

adj.

zoology

related to the superclass Agnatha of jawless vertebrates

mastigophoran

zoology

any member of superclass Mastigophora of protozoa

multiple inheritance

technology

concept where a class inherits from more than one superclass

Examples of superclass in a sentence

A superclass can simplify code by reducing redundancy.
The superclass includes several diverse species.
Biologists study the superclass for classification.
The superclass contains all the common methods.
Biologists often debate the characteristics of the superclass.

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French:superclasse, super-classe, ...
German:Oberklasse, Überklasse, ...
Italian:superclasse, ...
Spanish:superclase, categoría taxonómica, ...
Portuguese:superclasse, classe superior, ...
Chinese:超类, 超纲, ...
Japanese:スーパークラス, 上綱, ...
Arabic:فئة أساسية, فَوْق طَبَقَة, ...
Hebrew:מַחְלָקָה-עַל, מַחְלָקָה עִלּוּיָה, ...
Russian:суперкласс, надкласс, ...
Ukrainian:суперклас, надклас, ...
Hindi:सुपरक्लास, उच्च वर्ग, ...
Bengali:সুপারক্লাস, উচ্চশ্রেণী, ...
Catalan:superclasse, ...
Czech:nadtřída, supertřída, ...
Danish:superklasse, overklasse, ...
Dutch:superklasse, bovenklasse, ...
Greek:υπερκλάση, ανώτερη τάξη, ...
Hungarian:ősosztály, főosztály, ...
Khmer:ថ្នាក់មេ, ថ្នាក់លើ, ...
Korean:슈퍼클래스, 상강, ...
Persian:ابرکلاس, فراکلاس, ...
Polish:klasa nadrzędna, ...
Portuguese (BR):superclasse, ...
Romanian:superclasă, clasă superioară, ...
Swedish:superklass, överklass, ...
Thai:ซูเปอร์คลาส, อันดับใหญ่, ...
Turkish:üst sınıf, taksonomik üst sınıf, ...
Vietnamese:lớp cha, siêu lớp, ...

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