system

/ˈsi-stəm/

Late Latin systemat-, systema, from Greek systēmat-, systēma, from synistanai to combine, from syn- + histanai to cause to stand

noun

  1. a regularly interacting or interdependent group of items forming a unified whole : such, as

  2. a group of interacting bodies under the influence of related forces

  3. an assemblage of substances that is in or tends to equilibrium

method mode manner way fashion system mean the means taken or procedure followed in achieving an end. method implies an orderly logical arrangement usually in steps. mode implies an order or course followed by custom, tradition, or personal preference.

noun

  1. the basic system of antigens of human blood behaving in heredity as an allelic unit to produce any of the ABO blood groups

noun

  1. a part of the vertebrate nervous system that innervates smooth and cardiac muscle and glandular tissues and governs involuntary actions (such as secretion and peristalsis) and that consists of the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system