Dictionary Check: system

"system" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 11 points

Definition

noun

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

Example: "he bought a new stereo system"
noun

a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

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

(physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium

Example: "in a static system, oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface"
noun

a complex of methods or rules governing behavior

Example: "they have to operate under a system they oppose"
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noun

an organized structure for arranging or classifying

Example: "he changed the arrangement of the topics"
noun

a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts

Example: "the body has a system of organs for digestion"

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