category

• Sustantivo que designa una clase o grupo de personas o cosas que comparten ciertas características comunes, o una de las divisiones en que se organiza un conjunto.

A noun referring to a class or division of people or things regarded as having particular shared characteristics.

1. B1formal

   A class or division of people or things regarded as having particular shared characteristics.

   Clase o división

   • The books are organized by category on the shelves.
   • She won an award in the best actress category.
   • We need to decide which category this product belongs to.

   Sinónimosbracketclassclassificationdivisiongroupheadingkindsorttypevariety

2. Taxonomy or groupingB2formal

   A grouping used in scientific or systematic classification.

   Categoría taxonómica

   • The animal belongs to the mammal category.
   • In biology, species are divided into different categories.
   • The data falls into several distinct categories.

   Sinónimosclassclassificationdivisionfamilygenusgroupkindordersectionsetsortspeciestaxontype