tutorial meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

tutorial

adj

UK /ˌt͡ʃʉwˈtoːɹɪjəl/ · /ˌtjuːˈtɔːɹɪəl/

Etymology The adjective is from tutor (noun) + -ial, ultimately from Latin tūtor (“watcher, protector, defender”). The noun is transferred from the adjective.

Of or pertaining to a tutor; belonging to, or exercised by, a tutor.

The probability is that any verse of this nature, in which the lines are worn smooth, is one which has been causing tutorial ears to tingle for a generation at least; and very probably it is known in a variety of forms.1959, Iona Opie, Peter Opie, The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren, page 363:

tutorial

noun

Etymology The adjective is from tutor (noun) + -ial, ultimately from Latin tūtor (“watcher, protector, defender”). The noun is transferred from the adjective.

Education A self-paced learning exercise; a lesson prepared so that a student can learn at their own speed or convenience.

Education An interactive class taught by a tutor to students at university or college, individually or in small groups.

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A video or text guide or instruction about a specific topic (generally a how-to).

Derived terms: edutorial, nontutorial, semitutorial, slime tutorial, teletutorial, tutorialize, tutorially