system
nouns
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"
is a type of (narrower)
an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
"a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"
(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"
domain category
the branch of chemistry dealing with the physical properties of chemical substances
is a type of (narrower)
that which has mass and occupies space
"physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
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"
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"
a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
"the body has a system of organs for digestion"
a procedure or process for obtaining an objective
"they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"
the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole
"exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system"
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"
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