subtype
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subtype (ˈsʌbˌtaɪp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a secondary or subordinate type or genre, esp a specific one considered as falling under a general classification | |
| subtypical | |
| —adj | |
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Subtype
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Computing Dictionary
subtype definition
programmingIf S is a subtype of T then an expression of type S may be used anywhere that one of type T can and an implicit type conversion will be applied to convert it to type T.
In object oriented programming, this means that objects of type S must accept every message that one of type T would.
(1997-07-28)
Example sentences
Considered a subtype of migraine with aura, this migraine starts in the basilar artery, which forms at the base of the skull.
For every type or subtype, scientists would need to discover another set of molecular markers.
The paper also describes for the first time a particularly aggressive subtype of the disease.
There will, it is true, be more drugs to prescribe as each subtype of each common disease gets its own private magic bullet.
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