system /'sistәm/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
• (n.) a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
• (n.) (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium

Chinese translation

• n. 系统, 体系, 制度, 方式, 秩序, 分类原则
• [计] 系统; 体制; 体系

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/'sistәm/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 5.56 · Common

Word forms

systems

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Related words

systems · systematic · systematically · systematize · systematical

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