subtype

[suhb-tahyp] /ˈsʌbˌtaɪp/
noun
1.
a subordinate type.
2.
a special type included within a more general type.
Origin
1860-65; sub- + type
Related forms
subtypical
[suhb-tip-i-kuh l] /sʌbˈtɪp ɪ kəl/ (Show IPA),
adjective
Examples from the web for subtype
  • There will, it is true, be more drugs to prescribe as each subtype of each common disease gets its own private magic bullet.
  • For every type or subtype, scientists would need to discover another set of molecular markers.
  • And, yes, out the nose is a subtype of the spit take.
  • The paper also describes for the first time a particularly aggressive subtype of the disease.
  • Considered a subtype of migraine with aura, this migraine starts in the basilar artery, which forms at the base of the skull.
  • A subtype, called a wrangler, specifically tends the horses used to work cattle.
British Dictionary definitions for subtype

subtype

/ˈsʌbˌtaɪp/
noun
1.
a secondary or subordinate type or genre, esp a specific one considered as falling under a general classification
Derived Forms
subtypical (sʌbˈtɪpɪkəl) adjective
subtype in Technology
programming
If 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)