System - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsɪstəm|  American pronunciation of the word system
Brit.  |ˈsɪstəm|  British pronunciation of the word 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
- a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole (syn: scheme)
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
- 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 (syn: arrangement, organization)
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 (syn: organization)
we can't do it unless we establish some system around here

Extra examples

The players like the coach's system.

Under the new system, students will have to pass an exam to graduate.

She devised a new filing system.

We need a better system for handling incoming e-mail.

I don't understand your filing system.

Under the present system, we do not have any flexibility.

The system has crashed. (=stopped working)

We need a bit more system in the way we organize our files.

Unified system

European System of Central Banks

We need to make some changes in the system.

The system allows you to transfer data easily from one computer to another.

A new system of water management

He developed an efficient system for movement of raw materials to the factory.

She established a system of tracking expenses more accurately.

Word forms

noun
singular: system
plural: systems
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