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tutorial

tutorial

4.3
About teaching by a tutor or in small group sessions
  • adjective
  • /tjuˈtɔːriəl/
: tutorial
  • She attended a tutorial session that helped her understand complex mathematical concepts.

He stayed late making the most of the tutorial system, of which the UN was so proud.

Examples

  • After watching the tutorial, I felt more confident in my ability to use the software.

  • The tutorial videos provided clear instructions for learning to code in Python.

  • And let's jump to the tutorial Tryon part of this video.

  • He wrote three books of tutorial stuff on geometry.

Synonyms

instructional
vstutorial
34 3.4

To teach or show how to do something

is specific to sessions led by a tutor to teach a particular skill

Compounds

slime tutorial
  • Texting
4.3

A video or online guide that shows how to make slime

How Personal

tutorial
4.3
workshop
175 3.3
seminar
209 3.7
class
∞ 1.0
lecture
365 3.1

Surface Forms

tutorial positive

Morphology

tutorial = tutor (transparent) = tutor + ial

Clear derivation from 'tutor' + the adjectival suffix '-ial' meaning 'relating to a tutor'.

Etymology

Tutorial comes from the word tutor, which means 'guardian' or 'one who watches over'. So tutorial as an adjective means 'relating to a tutor' or to teaching help.