browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
system |
6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cascade system \Cascade system\ (Elec.) A system or method of connecting and operating two induction motors so that the primary circuit of one is connected to the secondary circuit of the other the primary circuit of the latter being connected to the source of supply; also a system of electric traction in which motors so connected are employed. The cascade system is also called {tandem, or concatenated}, {system}; the connection a {cascade, tandem, or concatenated}, {connection}, or {a concatenation}; and the control of the motors so obtained a {tandem, or concatenation}, {control}. Note: In the cascade system of traction the cascade connection is used for starting and for low speeds up to half speed. For full speed the short-circuited motor is cut loose from the other motor and is either left idle or (commonly) connected direct to the line From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 9. A body of persons having some common honorary distinction or rule of obligation; esp., a body of religious persons or aggregate of convents living under a common rule as the Order of the Bath; the Franciscan order Find a barefoot brother out One of our order to associate me --Shak. The venerable order of the Knights Templars. --Sir W. Scott. 10. An ecclesiastical grade or rank, as of deacon, priest, or bishop; the office of the Christian ministry; -- often used in the plural; as to take orders or to take holy orders that is to enter some grade of the ministry. 11. (Arch.) The disposition of a column and its component parts and of the entablature resting upon it in classical architecture; hence (as the column and entablature are the characteristic features of classical architecture) a style or manner of architectural designing. Note: The Greeks used three different orders easy to distinguish, Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. The Romans added the Tuscan, and changed the Doric so that it is hardly recognizable, and also used a modified Corinthian called Composite. The Renaissance writers on architecture recognized five orders as orthodox or classical, -- Doric (the Roman sort), Ionic, Tuscan, Corinthian, and Composite. See Illust. of {Capital}. 12. (Nat. Hist.) An assemblage of genera having certain important characters in common; as the Carnivora and Insectivora are orders of Mammalia. Note: The Linn[ae]an artificial orders of plants rested mainly on identity in the numer of pistils, or agreement in some one character. Natural orders are groups of genera agreeing in the fundamental plan of their flowers and fruit. A natural order is usually (in botany) equivalent to a family, and may include several tribes. 13. (Rhet.) The placing of words and members in a sentence in such a manner as to contribute to force and beauty or clearness of expression. 14. (Math.) Rank; degree; thus the order of a curve or surface is the same as the degree of its equation. {Artificial order} or {system}. See {Artificial classification}, under {Artificial}, and Note to def. 12 above. {Close order} (Mil.), the arrangement of the ranks with a distance of about half a pace between them with a distance of about three yards the ranks are in {open order}. {The four Orders}, {The Orders four}, the four orders of mendicant friars. See {Friar}. --Chaucer. {General orders} (Mil.), orders issued which concern the whole command, or the troops generally, in distinction from special orders {Holy orders}. a (Eccl.) The different grades of the Christian ministry; ordination to the ministry. See def. 10 above. b (R. C. Ch.) A sacrament for the purpose of conferring a special grace on those ordained. {In order to}, for the purpose of to the end as means to The best knowledge is that which is of greatest use in order to our eternal happiness. --Tillotson. {Minor orders} (R. C. Ch.), orders beneath the diaconate in sacramental dignity, as acolyte, exorcist, reader, doorkeeper. {Money order}. See under {Money}. {Natural order}. (Bot.) See def. 12, Note. {Order book}. a A merchant's book in which orders are entered. b (Mil.) A book kept at headquarters, in which all orders are recorded for the information of officers and men. c A book in the House of Commons in which proposed orders must be entered. [Eng.] {Order in Council}, a royal order issued with and by the advice of the Privy Council. [Great Britain] {Order of battle} (Mil.), the particular disposition given to the troops of an army on the field of battle. {Order of the day}, in legislative bodies, the special business appointed for a specified day {Order of a differential equation} (Math.), the greatest index of differentiation in the equation. {Sailing orders} (Naut.), the final instructions given to the commander of a ship of war before a cruise. {Sealed orders}, orders sealed, and not to be opened until a certain time, or arrival at a certain place as after a ship is at sea. {Standing order}. a A continuing regulation for the conduct of parliamentary business. b (Mil.) An order not subject to change by an officer temporarily in command. {To give order}, to give command or directions. --Shak. {To take order for}, to take charge of to make arrangements concerning. Whiles I take order for mine own affairs. --Shak. Syn: Arrangement; management. See {Direction}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: System \Sys"tem\, n. [L. systema, Gr ?, fr ? to place together; sy`n with + ? to place: cf F. syst[`e]me. See {Stand}.] 1. An assemblage of objects arranged in regular subordination, or after some distinct method, usually logical or scientific; a complete whole of objects related by some common law, principle, or end a complete exhibition of essential principles or facts, arranged in a rational dependence or connection; a regular union of principles or parts forming one entire thing as a system of philosophy; a system of government; a system of divinity; a system of botany or chemistry; a military system; the solar system. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: system n 1: a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going" 2: a combination of interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the unit consists of a motor and a small computer" [syn: {unit}] 3: a complex of methods or rules governing behavior; "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender" [syn: {system of rules}] 4: a procedure or process for obtaining an objective; "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation" 5: a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts "the body has a system of organs for digestion" 6: an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification" [syn: {arrangement}, {organization}, {organisation}] 7: (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"; "a system generating hydrogen peroxide" 8: the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole; "exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system" 9: an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized; "his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality"; "we can't do it unless we establish some system around here" [syn: {organization}, {organisation}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: system n. 1. The supervisor program or OS on a computer. 2. The entire computer system, including input/output devices, the supervisor program or OS and possibly other software. 3. Any large-scale program. 4. Any method or algorithm. 5. `System hacker': one who hacks the system (in senses 1 and 2 only; for sense 3 one mentions the particular program: e.g., `LISP hacker') From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: system 1. The {supervisor} program or {operating system} on a computer. 2. The entire computer system, including input/output devices, the {supervisor} program or {operating system} and possibly other {software}. 3. Any large program. 4. Any method or {algorithm}. [{Jargon File}]
more about system
This work is licensed under a
