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Quick definitions from WordNet (system)
▸ noun: instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity ("He bought a new stereo system")
▸ noun: the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole ("Exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system")
▸ noun: a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts ("The body has a system of organs for digestion")
▸ noun: a complex of methods or rules governing behavior ("They have to operate under a system they oppose")
▸ noun: a procedure or process for obtaining an objective ("They had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation")
▸ noun: a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole ("A vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going")
▸ noun: (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium ("In a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface")
▸ noun: an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized ("We can't do it unless we establish some system around here")
▸ noun: an organized structure for arranging or classifying ("He tried to understand their system of classification")
▸ Also see systems
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▸ noun: instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity ("He bought a new stereo system")
▸ noun: the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole ("Exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system")
▸ noun: a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts ("The body has a system of organs for digestion")
▸ noun: a complex of methods or rules governing behavior ("They have to operate under a system they oppose")
▸ noun: a procedure or process for obtaining an objective ("They had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation")
▸ noun: a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole ("A vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going")
▸ noun: (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium ("In a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface")
▸ noun: an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized ("We can't do it unless we establish some system around here")
▸ noun: an organized structure for arranging or classifying ("He tried to understand their system of classification")
▸ Also see systems
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to system
▸ Usage examples for system
▸ Idioms related to system (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing system
▸ Words that often appear near system
▸ Rhymes of system
▸ Invented words related to system