| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
system (ˈsɪstəm) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a group or combination of interrelated, interdependent, or interacting elements forming a collective entity; a methodical or coordinated assemblage of parts, facts, concepts, etc: a system of currency; the Copernican system |
| 2. | any scheme of classification or arrangement: a chronological system |
| 3. | a network of communications, transportation, or distribution |
| 4. | a method or complex of methods: he has a perfect system at roulette |
| 5. | orderliness; an ordered manner |
| 6. | (often capital) the system society seen as an environment exploiting, restricting, and repressing individuals |
| 7. | an organism considered as a functioning entity |
| 8. | any of various bodily parts or structures that are anatomically or physiologically related: the digestive system |
| 9. | one's physiological or psychological constitution: get it out of your system |
| 10. | any assembly of electronic, electrical, or mechanical components with interdependent functions, usually forming a self-contained unit: a brake system |
| 11. | a group of celestial bodies that are associated as a result of natural laws, esp gravitational attraction: the solar system |
| 12. | chem See also phase rule a sample of matter in which there are one or more substances in one or more phases |
| 13. | a point of view or doctrine used to interpret a branch of knowledge |
| 14. | mineralogy Also called crystal system one of a group of divisions into which crystals may be placed on the basis of the lengths and inclinations of their axes |
| 15. | geology a stratigraphical unit for the rock strata formed during a period of geological time. It can be subdivided into series |
| [C17: from French système, from Late Latin systēma, from Greek sustēma, from | |
| 'systemless | |
| —adj | |
system sys·tem (sĭs'təm)
n.
A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole.
An organism or body considered as a whole, especially with regard to its vital processes or functions.
A group of physiologically or anatomically complementary organs or parts.
A group of bodily organs that have similar structures or work together to perform some function, such as the digestive system, nervous system, and respiratory system.
system
n.