System — meaning in English
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English meaning
- period noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
- system noun A set of related parts that work together as a whole.
- systematic adj Carried out according to a fixed, organized plan or method.
- systemic adj Affecting or built into an entire system, organization, or body rather than just one part of it.
Senses
System is used for these senses in English:
- period (geology) A geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years; a subdivision of an era, and subdivided into epochs.
- system A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole. [from early 17th c.]
- systematic (archaic, or, academic) Of, relating to, or being a system.
- systemic Embedded within and spread throughout and affecting a whole system, group, body, economy, market, or society.
period — full definition
- noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
- noun The punctuation mark "." used to end a sentence or mark an abbreviation.
- noun A monthly episode of menstruation.
- noun One of the timed segments a game, class, or match is divided into.
- intj Used to show a statement is final, with nothing more to add.
system — full definition
- noun A set of related parts that work together as a whole.
- noun A computer's hardware and software working together.
- noun A structured method or approach for organizing or doing something.
- noun The established institutions and authorities of a society, especially seen as impersonal or oppressive.