[{"word":"subclasses","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"An object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which it inherits a base set of properties and methods.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A rank directly below class","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A secondary class within a main class.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["child class","derived class","heir class","subset"],"antonyms":["superclass","superset"]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"(in object-oriented programming) To create a subclass of (some class).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I subclassed the Button class to create a more specialised FancyButton class for my user interface."},{"definition":"To cause (an object) to act as an instance of a subclass (by creating the desired subclass and instantiating an object of this subclass).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":["unsubclass"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/subclass","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/subclasses"]}]