SYSTEM as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
    Usage Example(s)
    • he bought a new stereo system
    • the system consists of a motor and a small computer
    Hypernyms(s) system is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  2. Meaning
    • an ordered manner
    • orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality
    • we can”t do it unless we establish some system around here
    Hypernyms(s) system is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole
    Usage Example(s)
    • exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system
    Hypernyms(s) system is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
    Usage Example(s)
    • the body has a system of organs for digestion
    Hypernyms(s) system is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  5. Meaning
    • a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • they have to operate under a system they oppose
    • that language has a complex system for indicating gender
    Hypernyms(s) system is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  6. Meaning
    • an organized structure for arranging or classifying
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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
    Hypernyms(s) system is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • a procedure or process for obtaining an objective
    Usage Example(s)
    • they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation
    Hypernyms(s) system is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  8. Meaning
    • a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going
    Hypernyms(s) system is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  9. Meaning
    • (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium
    Usage Example(s)
    • in a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface
    • a system generating hydrogen peroxide
    Hypernyms(s) system is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower