system

system[ 'sistəm ]

• n.
  • a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

    "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"

    同义词：scheme

  • 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 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"

    同义词：system of rules

  • a procedure or process for obtaining an objective

    "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"

  • a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts

    "the body has a system of organs for digestion"

  • an organized structure for arranging or classifying

    "he tried to understand their system of classification"

    同义词：arrangementorganizationorganisation

  • (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"

  • 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

    "we can't do it unless we establish some system around here"

    同义词：organizationorganisation