…a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network; a complex whole…
…a system of four basic types (A, AB, B, and O) into which human blood may be classified, based on the presence or absence of certain inherited antigens…
…a method of teaching or studying law that emphasizes the analysis and discussion of selected cases…
…a system of voting (used in several European countries) in which votes are cast for a list of candidates rather than an individual, to allow a degree of proportional representation…
…a system in which the components and protocols conform to standards independent of a particular supplier…
…the complex of drives and responses relating to the self; the set of potentialities which develop in an individual’s character in response to parental and other external influence…
…a large number of stars with a perceptible structure; a galaxy…
…a system according to which labourers, especially those in vineyards, are paid part of their wages in wine…
…a system in which information can be expressed by combinations of the digits 0 and 1…
…a system of railway signalling which divides the track into sections and allows no train to enter a section that is not completely clear…
…a cooperative arrangement whereby individuals are paired or teamed up and assume responsibility for one another’s welfare or safety…
…the part of an engine, computer, or mechanical device that brings about its dynamic movement…
…a piece of software which uses databases of expert knowledge to offer advice or make decisions in such areas as medical diagnosis…
…a system of payment or examinations which relies solely on the honesty of those concerned…
…the organs and processes of the body that provide resistance to infection and toxins. Organs include the thymus, bone marrow, and lymph nodes…
…a complex system of nerves and networks in the brain, involving several areas near the edge of the cortex concerned with instinct and mood. It controls the basic emotions (fear, pleasure, anger) and drives (hunger, sex, dominance, care of offspring)…
…the decimal measuring system based on the metre, litre, and gram as units of length, capacity, and weight or mass. The system was first proposed by the French astronomer and mathematician Gabriel Mouton (1618–94) in 1670 and was standardized in Republican France in the 1790s…
…a system for distributing or allocating resources or for ranking or evaluating candidates or claimants on the basis of points allocated or accumulated…
…the system of blood vessels consisting of the hepatic portal vein with its tributaries and branches…
…an economic system in which prices are determined by market forces…
…the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit round the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets…
…a set of equipment for the reproduction and amplification of sound…
…the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters…
…a system of selling goods on short-term credit or an instalment plan…
…each of seven categories of crystals (cubic, tetragonal, orthorhombic, trigonal, hexagonal, monoclinic, and triclinic) classified according to the possible relations of the crystal axes…
…the network of nerve cells and fibres which transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body…
…a person who manages the operation of a computer system or particular electronic communication service…
…a system of land title registration, adopted originally in Australia and later in some states of the US and Malaysia…
…the system that circulates blood and lymph through the body, consisting of the heart, blood vessels, blood, lymph, and the lymphatic vessels and glands…
…Napoleon’s strategy of blockading Britain (1806–13), by which British ships were prohibited from entering the ports of France and her allies…
…the theory that the sun is the centre of the solar system, with the planets (including the earth) orbiting round it…
…a system of software and hardware designed to assist in the development of new software or products…
…the network of vessels through which lymph drains from the tissues into the blood…
…the low-level software that supports a computer’s basic functions, such as scheduling tasks and controlling peripherals…
…the theory that the earth is the stationary centre of the universe, with the planets moving in epicyclic orbits within surrounding concentric spheres…
…succeed in finding a means of getting round rules, regulations, or other means of control…
…the system by which Internet domain names and addresses are tracked and regulated…
…the traditional medieval system of farming in England, in which land was divided into strips and managed by an individual only in the growing season, being available to the community for grazing animals during the rest of the year…
…a system of poor relief first adopted in the late 18th century and established throughout rural England in succeeding years…
…a network of radar stations established at the boundary of a defended region to provide advanced warning of an aircraft or missile attack…
…(in South Africa) the laws and structures under which black contract labourers from rural areas, the homelands, or neighbouring states were recruited to work in the cities and mines…
…a system of microphones, amplifiers, and loudspeakers used to amplify speech or music in a large building or at an outdoor gathering…
…(in an echinoderm) a network of water vessels in the body, the tube feet being operated by hydraulic pressure within the vessels…
…a type of proportional representation in which each elector votes separately for a party and for a representative…
…the part of the nervous system responsible for control of the bodily functions not consciously directed, such as breathing, the heartbeat, and digestive processes…
…the complex of nerve tissues that controls the activities of the body. In vertebrates it comprises the brain and spinal cord…
…the system of law enforcement that is directly involved in apprehending, prosecuting, defending, sentencing, and punishing those who are suspected or convicted of criminal offenses…
