System (Noun)
Meaning 1
An organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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- Reference System
- Kinship System
- Ontology
- Coordinate System
- Calendar
- Genetic Map
- Contrivance
- Data Structure
- Living Arrangement
- Design
- Frame Of Reference
- Classification System
- Distribution
- Lattice
- Plan
- Statistical Distribution
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Meaning 2
A procedure or process for obtaining an objective; "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Meaning 3
The living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole; "exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system".
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Meaning 4
(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"; "a system generating hydrogen peroxide".
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The system consists of a gas phase and a liquid phase in equilibrium with each other.
- In a closed system, the total energy remains constant over time.
- The researcher studied the thermodynamic properties of a system containing water, ice, and steam.
- A system of copper and nickel was used to demonstrate the formation of a homogeneous alloy.
- The complex system of acid-base equilibria plays a crucial role in maintaining the pH of the blood.
Meaning 5
A group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion".
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Hyponyms
- System Of Macrophages
- Genitourinary Apparatus
- Systema Alimentarium
- Systema Nervosum
- Systema Nervosum Centrale
- Muscle System
- Systema Digestorium
- Genitourinary System
- Gastrointestinal System
- Apparatus Urogenitalis
- Genital System
- Urinary Apparatus
- Urogenital Apparatus
- Systema Skeletale
- Venous Blood System
- RES
- MPS
- Systema Respiratorium
- Musculature
- Systema Nervosum Periphericum
- Urinary System
- Frame
- Skeleton
- CNS
- Systema Urogenitale
Meaning 6
An ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized; "his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality"; "we can't do it unless we establish some system around here".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 7
A group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going".
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The company's system of quality control involves multiple checks and balances to ensure high standards.
- A vast system of underground tunnels and pipes supplies water to the entire city.
- The country's banking system is considered one of the most stable in the world.
- The solar system consists of eight planets, five dwarf planets, and numerous other objects.
- A complex system of pulleys and levers operates the ancient drawbridge.
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Meaning 8
Instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The city's transportation system includes buses, trains, and subways.
- She studied the human nervous system in her anatomy class.
- The computer system at the library is available for public use.
- The heating system in our old house is very inefficient.
- The university's admission system requires students to take an entrance exam.
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Meaning 9
A complex of methods or rules governing behavior; "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- They have to operate under a system they oppose.
- The library's new system for tracking book borrowing has proven very effective.
- She devised a system to manage her multiple work projects more efficiently.
- This organization is plagued by inefficiency because it has no coherent system in place.
- Their language has a remarkably intricate system of verb conjugation and declension.