subclass
noun
sub·class
ˈsəb-ˌklas 
: a primary division of a class: such as
a
: a category in biological classification ranking below a class and above an order
b
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New subclasses are added b y backers through stretch goals.
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Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
But these large molecules have cast a long shadow over a smaller subclass of proteins called microproteins.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Two subclasses were certified: one covering California residents who purchased FSD packages between October 2016 and May 2017, and another for those who opted out of Tesla's arbitration agreement between 2017 and mid-2024.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
This is particularly true of a subclass called Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), devices that implement our communication networks, or control infrastructure such as power grids or chemical plants.
—Guy Fedorkow, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2025
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Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
But these large molecules have cast a long shadow over a smaller subclass of proteins called microproteins.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Two subclasses were certified: one covering California residents who purchased FSD packages between October 2016 and May 2017, and another for those who opted out of Tesla's arbitration agreement between 2017 and mid-2024.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
This is particularly true of a subclass called Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), devices that implement our communication networks, or control infrastructure such as power grids or chemical plants.
—Guy Fedorkow, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2025
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subclass
noun
sub·class
ˈsəb-ˌklas
: a category in biological classification ranking below a class and above an order
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