A taxonomic classification system for flowering plants.

(crystallography) Any of the seven distinct symmetry classifications of crystals: cubic, tetragonal, hexagonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, triclinic and trigonal.

present participle of beat the system

To circumvent rules, regulations, or conventions, usually by finding loopholes.

A socioeconomic system that encompasses part or all of the globe and is typically larger than a single country.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beat the system

past participle of beat the system

(rail transport) On railways, a system by which the track is divided into sections of three or four miles, and trains are run by the guidance of electric signals so that no train enters a section or block before the preceding train has left it.

An electromechanical system with nanometre-sized components verging down to molecular- and atomic- sized in a submicron-sized system, smaller than MEMS units.

(zoology, anatomy) The sensory system of vertebrates that provides the brain with information about motion, head position, spatial orientation, and sense of balance.