A classification is a division or category in a system which divides things into groups or types.
Its tariffs cater for four basic classifications of customer. [+ of]
2. See also classify
More Synonyms of classification
classification in British English
(ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən)
noun
1.
systematic placement in categories
2.
one of the divisions in a system of classifying
3. biology
a.
the placing of animals and plants in a series of increasingly specialized groups because of similarities in structure, origin, molecular composition, etc, that indicate a common relationship. The major groups are domain or superkingdom, kingdom, phylum (in animals) or division (in plants), class, order, family, genus, and species
b.
the study of the principles and practice of this process; taxonomy
4. government
the designation of an item of information as being secret and not available to people outside a restricted group
Derived forms
classificational (ˌclassifiˈcational)
adjective
classificatory (ˌclassifiˈcatory)
adjective
Word origin
C18: from French; see class, -ify, -ation
classification in American English
(ˌklæsəfɪˈkeɪʃən)
noun
1.
a classifying or being classified; arrangement according to some systematic division into classes or groups
Classification is the separation of larger particles from smaller ones.
Classification is used for fine particles that cannot be efficiently screened.
Classification involves the separation of mixtures of minerals into two or more products on thebasis of the velocity with which mineral grains fall through a fluid medium.
Classification is the separation of larger particles from smaller ones.
Examples of 'classification' in a sentence
classification
The early classification system was essentially medical.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Swimming is one of a number of sports presently overhauling its classification process and significant changes are expected in the next Paralympic cycle.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Why don't they pay what it's worth rather than stick with a classification system which is completely nonsensical?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
With a 10km climb to the finish, this stage was a crucial one for the overall classification and was always going to count against the sprinters.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
What employers are increasingly saying is that the degree classification system is quite difficult to work with.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There will be many classifications based on processing covered in this book.
Pressley, Michael & McCormick, Christine Advanced Educational Psychology For Educators, Researchers and Policymakers, (1995)
Once the film classification people have done their work you will lose much of your younger audience.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Their solution is a complex classification system.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We are encouraging our members to look beyond the degree classification.
The Sun (2010)
But humans began the process of classification with the natural world.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Paralympians have long been accused of cheating the classification system.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Myself and the other general classification riders have got another two days in the mountains to think about.
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Calls for help can include assessed work such as an essay or dissertation that counts towards a final degree classification.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He arranged them according to a new classification system based on their shapes and showed howthey could change over time.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Spinal injuries defy classifications and generalisations.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This process of distillation of some features from a set of observed objects is at the basis of most systems of classification.
Lee Harvey Critical Social Research (1990)
In team sports such as wheelchair rugby and wheelchair basketball, your classification gives you points.
The Sun (2011)
He leads by more than three minutes on the general classification: some performance.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
I would want to know a lot more about what is involved and what degree classification she expects.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But the Briton recovered to limit his losses and maintain his grip on the green jersey of points classification leader.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Once a position classification system has been established, personnel specialists review positions to ensure that they are correctly classified.
Tompkins, Jonathan Human Resource Management in Government (1995)
We tend to defy classification.
The Sun (2009)
Now I want to study something else and my degree classification is holding me back.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
EVERY Paralympic sport has a different classification system to take account of disabilities in each competition.
The Sun (2012)
The show may defy exact classification, but goodness, the story was clear.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Betting on a first tends to offer the best odds, since only about 15% of students nationally are awarded the top degree classification.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
classification
British English: classification NOUN
A classification is a division or category in a system which divides things into groups or types.
Its tariffs cater for four basic classifications of customer.
American English: classification
Brazilian Portuguese: classificação
Chinese: 类别
European Spanish: clasificación
French: classification
German: Klassifikation
Italian: classificazione
Japanese: 分類
Korean: 범주
European Portuguese: classificação
Latin American Spanish: clasificación
All related terms of 'classification'
decimal classification
a system of classifying books in libraries by the use of numbers with decimals
Harvard classification
a classification of stars based on the characteristic spectral absorption lines and bands of the chemical elements present
Hubble classification
a method of classifying galaxies depending on whether they are elliptical , spiral , barred spiral, or irregular
natural classification
classification of organisms according to relationships based on descent from a common ancestor
Whyte classification
a system for classifying steam locomotives according to the total number of wheels on the front trucks , drivers , and rear trucks, in that order. For example, a Pacific locomotive is designated as 4-6-2
classification schedule
the printed scheme of a system of classification
Dewey decimal classification
a system of classifying books and other works into ten main classes of knowledge with further subdivision in these classes by use of the numbers of a decimal system: devised by Melvil Dewey , published in 1876, and used in many libraries in the U.S. and elsewhere
Chinese translation of 'classification'
classification
(klæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən)
n
(u) (= process) 分类(類) (fēnlèi)
(c) (= category) 类(類)别(別) (lèibié)
1 (noun)
Definition
placing things systematically in categories
the accepted classification of the animal and plant kingdoms
Synonyms
categorization
grading
cataloguing
taxonomy
codification
sorting
analysis
arrangement
an imaginative flower arrangement
profiling
2 (noun)
Definition
a division or category in a classifying system
several different classifications of vehicles
Synonyms
class
a new class of personal computer
grouping
heading
There, under the heading of wholesalers, he found it.
head
order
the order of insects Coleoptera, better known as beetles
sort
What sort of person is he?
list
department
He worked in the sales department.
type
There are various types of the disease.
division
Each was divided into several divisions.
section
She was in the dairy section of the supermarket.
rank
He eventually rose to the rank of captain.
grade
Staff turnover is high among junior grades.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of arrangement
Definition
the form in which things are arranged
an imaginative flower arrangement
Synonyms
display,
grouping,
system,
order,
ordering,
design,
ranging,
structure,
rank,
organization,
exhibition,
line-up,
presentation,
array,
marshalling,
classification,
disposition (archaic),
alignment,
setup (informal)
in the sense of department
Definition
a major subdivision of the administration of a government