system
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
he bought a new stereo system
Types & categories
- instrumentation hypernym
- audio system hyponym
- communication system hyponym
- computer system hyponym
- containment hyponym
- control system hyponym
- data system hyponym
- drainage system hyponym
- exhaust system hyponym
- explosive detection system hyponym
- explosive trace detection hyponym
- guidance system hyponym
- assemblage hyponym
- inertial guidance system hyponym
- lockage hyponym
- maze hyponym
- mechanical system hyponym
- navigational system hyponym
- electronic network hyponym
- network hyponym
- propulsion system hyponym
- resonator hyponym
- scaffolding hyponym
- security system hyponym
- selsyn hyponym
- shipboard system hyponym
- solar thermal system hyponym
- sprinkler system hyponym
- synchromesh hyponym
Parts & wholes
- substructure part meronym
- module part meronym
Sense 2 noun
a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going
Types & categories
- group hypernym
- language system hyponym
- judicatory hyponym
- economy hyponym
- ecosystem hyponym
- social organization hyponym
- dragnet hyponym
- machinery hyponym
- network hyponym
- nonlinear system hyponym
- subsystem hyponym
- organism hyponym
- syntax hyponym
- body hyponym
- shebang hyponym
- solar system hyponym
- water system hyponym
- root system hyponym
Parts & wholes
- hierarchy part meronym
Sense 3 noun
(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
Types & categories
- matter hypernym
Related & opposite
- physical chemistry domain topic
Sense 4 noun
a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
they have to operate under a system they oppose
Types & categories
- method hypernym
- accounting hyponym
- discipline hyponym
- frame of reference hyponym
- gambling system hyponym
- government hyponym
- honor system hyponym
- logical system hyponym
- merit system hyponym
- point system hyponym
- spoils system hyponym
- organon hyponym
- program hyponym
- theosophy hyponym
- anthroposophy hyponym
- logic hyponym
- theological system hyponym
- ethical code hyponym
Sense 5 noun
an organized structure for arranging or classifying
he changed the arrangement of the topics
Types & categories
- structure hypernym
- classification system hyponym
- contrivance hyponym
- frame of reference hyponym
- data structure hyponym
- design hyponym
- distribution hyponym
- genetic map hyponym
- kinship system hyponym
- lattice hyponym
- living arrangement hyponym
- ontology hyponym
- calendar hyponym
Related & opposite
- coordinate derivation
- systematize derivation
Sense 6 noun
a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
the body has a system of organs for digestion
Types & categories
- body part hypernym
- articulatory system hyponym
- digestive system hyponym
- endocrine system hyponym
- venous blood system hyponym
- immune system hyponym
- integumentary system hyponym
- reticuloendothelial system hyponym
- mononuclear phagocyte system hyponym
- muscular structure hyponym
- musculoskeletal system hyponym
- nervous system hyponym
- central nervous system hyponym
- peripheral nervous system hyponym
- reproductive system hyponym
- urogenital system hyponym
- respiratory system hyponym
- sensory system hyponym
- tract hyponym
- vascular system hyponym
- skeletal system hyponym
Sense 7 noun
a procedure or process for obtaining an objective
they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation
Types & categories
- plan of action hypernym
- credit system hyponym
- legal system hyponym
- pricing system hyponym
- promotion system hyponym
Sense 8 noun
the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole
exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system
Types & categories
- live body hypernym
Sense 9 noun
an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized
his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality
Types & categories
- orderliness hypernym
Related & opposite
- coordinate derivation
- systematize derivation
- organize derivation
- systematic derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | substructure |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | module |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | instrumentation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | audio system |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | communication system |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | computer system |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | containment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | control system |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | data system |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | drainage system |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | exhaust system |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | explosive detection system |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | explosive trace detection |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | guidance system |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | assemblage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | inertial guidance system |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lockage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | maze |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mechanical system |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | navigational system |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | electronic network |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | network |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | propulsion system |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | resonator |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | scaffolding |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | security system |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | selsyn |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shipboard system |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | solar thermal system |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sprinkler system |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | synchromesh |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | hierarchy |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | group |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | language system |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | judicatory |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | economy |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ecosystem |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | social organization |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dragnet |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | machinery |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | network |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | nonlinear system |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | subsystem |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | organism |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | syntax |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | body |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | shebang |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | solar system |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | water system |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | root system |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physical chemistry |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | matter |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | method |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | accounting |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | discipline |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | frame of reference |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | gambling system |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | government |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | honor system |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | logical system |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | merit system |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | point system |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | spoils system |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | organon |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | program |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | theosophy |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | anthroposophy |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | logic |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | theological system |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | ethical code |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | coordinate |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | systematize |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | structure |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | classification system |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | contrivance |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | frame of reference |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | data structure |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | design |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | distribution |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | genetic map |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | kinship system |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | lattice |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | living arrangement |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | ontology |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | calendar |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | body part |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | articulatory system |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | digestive system |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | endocrine system |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | venous blood system |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | immune system |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | integumentary system |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | reticuloendothelial system |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | mononuclear phagocyte system |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | muscular structure |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | musculoskeletal system |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | nervous system |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | central nervous system |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | peripheral nervous system |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | reproductive system |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | urogenital system |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | respiratory system |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | sensory system |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | tract |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | vascular system |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | skeletal system |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | plan of action |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | credit system |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | legal system |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | pricing system |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | promotion system |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | live body |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | coordinate |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | systematize |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | organize |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | systematic |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | orderliness |