classes
Groups by rank
Classes are categories or groupings based on shared characteristics.
Students attend classes—scheduled periods of instruction.
Social classes divide populations by economic status: working class, middle class, upper class.
In biology, class is a taxonomic rank between phylum and order.
Something with class has elegance or high quality: That restaurant has real class.
To class something is to categorize it.
Inherited social division
- stratumHorizontal layer of material
- bourgeoisieCapitalist ownership class
- proletariatLaborers lacking capital ownership
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
nobility · gentry · elite · peasantry · working · middle · upper · lower
Tangible entity or aim
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- polymorphismMany forms, one interface
- encapsulationSurrounding on all sides
- instanceSingle occurrence of something
constructor · method · attribute · superclass · abstract · interface · instantiation · prototype
Academic subjects or meal stages
- lecturesFormal instructional talks
- seminarsStructured educational discussions
- tutorialsInstructional guides for beginners
- lessonsUnits of teaching
periods · sections · subjects · electives · prerequisites · labs · recitations · workshops
Arrangement by shared traits
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- segmentsSeparate parts of something
- subdivisionsPortions of a whole
- sortingArranging into sequence
categorization · types · kinds · varieties · grades · brackets · tiers · divisions
caste
Inherited social division
- stratumHorizontal layer of material
- bourgeoisieCapitalist ownership class
- proletariatLaborers lacking capital ownership
aristocracy · nobility · gentry · elite · peasantry · working · middle · upper · lower · underclass
object
Tangible entity or aim
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- polymorphismMany forms, one interface
- encapsulationSurrounding on all sides
instance · constructor · method · attribute · superclass · abstract · interface · instantiation · prototype · hierarchy
courses
Academic subjects or meal stages
- lecturesFormal instructional talks
- seminarsStructured educational discussions
- tutorialsInstructional guides for beginners
lessons · periods · sections · subjects · electives · prerequisites · labs · recitations · workshops · modules
grouping
Arrangement by shared traits
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- segmentsSeparate parts of something
- subdivisionsPortions of a whole
sorting · categorization · types · kinds · varieties · grades · brackets · tiers · divisions · rankings
workshop
Place for making or learning
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- webinarInternet-hosted interactive presentation
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
yoga · fitness · spinning · aerobics · pilates · meditation · instruction · drop-in · scheduled · weekly
teacher
One who instructs others
- studentOne formally enrolled somewhere
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
- bellHollow resonating instrument
recess · blackboard · chalk · desk · textbook · quiz · locker · principal · cafeteria · grade
- categoriestypes, category, kinds, type, groups
- learninglearning, learn, instruction, studying, lesson
- pastimeshobbies, amusement, puzzles, cards, crafting
- schoolteachers, student, grades, students, binder
- group activitiesgroup games, voting, protest, group dance, group project
- collegecampus, courses, application, dorms, dorm room
classesrecess
Pause in activity
free period · break · playtime · summer vacation · lunch break
classesclasslessness
Lack of social hierarchy
classless society · equality · egalitarianism · social equality · homogeneity
classesindividuals
Separate, distinct people
particulars · unclassified · specimens · singularities · one-offs
- first classHighest quality or rank
- gym classSchool physical education period
- middle classIntermediate socioeconomic group
- class clownStudent who disrupts with humor
- math classAcademic period for calculations
- classical musicWestern orchestral tradition
class, classical, classic, classy, classified, classify, classroom, classed, classification