system


Definition: Meaning of, system in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈsɪstəm /

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system systems
  1. related parts [countable] a group of related parts that work together as a whole for a particular purpose
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  2. method [countable] an organized set of ideas, methods, or ways of working
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  3. computers [countable] a group of computers that are connected to each other
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  4. somebody's system someone's body - used when you are talking about its medical or physical condition
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  5. all systems go used, sometimes humorously, to say that you are ready to do something or that something is ready to happen
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  6. the system the official rules and powerful organizations that restrict what you can do
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  7. get something out of your system informal to do something that helps you get rid of unpleasant strong feelings
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  8. order [uncountable] the use of sensible and organized methods
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system used in phrases

  • 12-tone system (noun)
    1. and inverted or backward versions of the row a type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg; uses a tone row formed by the twelve semitones of the chromatic scale
  • ABO blood group system (noun)
    1. a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O
  • ABO system (noun)
    1. a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O
  • ADP system (noun)
    1. a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage
  • Bertillon system (noun)
    1. a system or procedure for identifying persons
  • British Imperial System (noun)
    1. a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint
  • British system (noun)
    1. a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint
  • Cartesian coordinate system (noun)
    1. a coordinate system for which the coordinates of a point are its distances from a set perpendicular lines that intersect at the origin of the system
  • Combined DNA Index System (noun)
    1. the DNA file maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Copernican system (noun)
    1. astronomy copernicus' astronomical model in which the Earth rotates around the sun
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