'Tutorial' definitions:
Definition of 'tutorial'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of or relating to tutors or tutoring; "tutorial sessions"
noun
A session of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual or to a small number of students
Definition of 'Tutorial'
From: GCIDE
- Tutorial \Tu*to"ri*al\ (t[-u]*t[=o]"r[i^]*al), a. [L. tutorius.] Of or pertaining to a tutor; belonging to, or exercised by, a tutor. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'tutorial'
From: GCIDE
- tutorial \tu*to"ri*al\ (t[-u]*t[=o]r"[-e]*al), n.
- 1. A class[6] or short series of classes in which one or more instructors provide intensive instruction on some subject to a small group. Such short courses of instruction may be held at an institution of learning, or in any other place where a small group may desire a brief but thorough introduction to a topic. [PJC]
- 2. Hence: (Computers) A set of instructions on how to use a particular computer program, built into the software package itself, displayed on the computer screen, and organized in a stepwise manner so as to familiarize a new user with all of or the most important features of the program. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'tutorial'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- academic,
- donnish,
- pedagogic,
- pedantic,
- preceptorial,
- professorial,
- professorlike,
- schoolmastering,
- schoolmasterish,
- schoolmasterlike,
- schoolmasterly,
- schoolmistressy,
- schoolteacherish,
- schoolteachery,
- teacherish,
- teacherlike,
- teachery,
- teachy