1. system - noun
· 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"
Hypernym(s): instrumentality, instrumentation
2. system - 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"
Synonym(s): scheme
3. system - 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"; "a system generating hydrogen peroxide"
Hypernym(s): matter
4. system - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): system_of_rules
Hypernym(s): method
5. system - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): arrangement, organization, organisation
Hypernym(s): structure
6. system - noun
· a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion"
Hypernym(s): body_part
7. system - noun
· a procedure or process for obtaining an objective; "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"
Hypernym(s): plan_of_action
8. 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"
Hypernym(s): live_body
9. system - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): organization, organisation
Hypernym(s): orderliness, methodicalness
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