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microcategory

microcategory noun: a category that is a subset of a larger category (the macrocategory), especially one that has very few members.

Noun

microcategory (plural microcategories)

  1. A category that is a subset of a larger category (the macrocategory), especially one that has very few members.
    • The procedure consists of microcategory detection, and feature matching to detect macrocategories.1994, Machine Vision Applications in Industrial Inspection, page 141
    • In this dynamic, interrelated microcategory problems, such as prostitution and violence against women, are recognized as manifestations of macrocategory problems such as poverty and human rights.1995, Margaret Eletta Guider, Daughters of Rahab, page 109

Forms of microcategory

pluralmicrocategories

Origin of microcategory

From micro- + category.

Questions about microcategory

What does microcategory mean?
Microcategory means a category that is a subset of a larger category (the macrocategory), especially one that has very few members.
What part of speech is microcategory?
Microcategory is a noun.
What is the plural of microcategory?
The plural of microcategory is microcategories.

Words near microcategory in the dictionary

  1. microcassette
  2. microcassettes
  3. microcatchment
  4. microcatchments
  5. microcategories
  6. microcategory
  7. microcatharometer
  8. microcatharometers
  9. microcatheter
  10. microcatheterization
  11. microcatheterizations

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