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classroom

classroom

502 1.0
A room in a school where teachers teach lessons
  • noun
  • /ˈklæsruːm/
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  • Despite difficulties experienced in the classroom, students are usually deeply loved by their parents.
  • classroom teacher
  • classroom management
  • classroom students

Let's stop this madness of open plan classrooms right now, please.

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Examples

  • Let's talk about learning in the classroom and teaching large lecture classes.

  • And I get to my classroom right as the tape ends.

  • Last week we were here in this classroom together twice.

  • It's a big classroom and it's for your benefit.

  • It's your turn to clean the classroom today.

  • There are 14 boys in the classroom.

  • After modifications were made in the classroom, a second interval observation set was taken.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Students can be exposed to the process of water purification through classroom and laboratory experiments.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The students gathered eagerly in the classroom as the teacher prepared for the lesson.

  • After the bell rang, everyone took their seats in the classroom to begin the math quiz.

Synonyms

homeroom
vsclassroom
  • US
35 2.8

A classroom where a group of students meet each morning for attendance and school notices

is mainly used for teaching lessons rather than administrative meetings
schoolroom
vsclassroom
6 1.0

A room in a school where children have lessons

is broader and applies beyond schools to other educational institutions
home room
vsclassroom
  • US
1 2.1

A classroom where students meet each morning for attendance and school notices with their teacher

is mainly used for teaching lessons rather than administrative meetings
lecture room
vsclassroom
  • Texting
3.4

An online space where a teacher speaks live to many students

is a physical room in schools or other institutions where lessons are taught

Compounds

The people, rules, and space in a school room for teaching and learning

A school task students do together that needs research or creative work

How Big

auditorium
96 3.7
lecture room
1 3.0
classroom
502 1.0

Surface Forms

classroom singular
classrooms plural

Morphology

classroom = class + room (transparent) = class + room

The meaning 'a room where classes are held' follows directly from the clear combination of 'class' + 'room'.

Etymology

Classroom is simply two words put together: class and room. Class means 'a group' (here, a group of students) and room means 'a space', so a classroom is the 'space for the class'.