| Syriac |
a former Aramaic language now used liturgically in some eastern Christian churches. |
| syringa |
any of various ornamental shrubs or low trees, including the lilacs, that bear fragrant white, purple, or pink flowers shaped in a cylindrical tube. [2 definitions] |
| syringe |
a small tube, usu. fitted with a piston or bulb, for drawing in a quantity of fluid and pumping it through a small aperture or ejecting it in a stream. [3 definitions] |
| syrinx |
the vocal organ of birds, consisting of a thin vibrating muscle usu. located at or near the point where the trachea divides into the bronchi. [2 definitions] |
| syrup |
a solution of sugar in water, esp. a viscous solution containing flavoring or medication. [2 definitions] |
| syrupy |
having the sweetness or consistency of syrup. [2 definitions] |
| sys- |
together. |
| systaltic |
characterized by an alternating expansion and contraction, as the muscular activity of the heart; pulsating. |
| system |
a group of related things or parts that function together as a whole. [5 definitions] |
| systematic |
involving or based on a method or plan; not random or chaotic. [2 definitions] |
| systematize |
to organize into or according to a system; cause to be ordered or systematic. |
| systemic |
affecting the entire body. [3 definitions] |
| systemize |
to systematize. |
| systemless |
combined form of system. |
| systems analysis |
the quantitative study and analysis of an operation or activity to decide how its purposes and objectives can best be achieved. [2 definitions] |
| systems engineering |
a branch of engineering that makes use of computer science and systems analysis to put together efficient operating procedures for certain networks or complexes. |
| system unit |
the main constituent of a computer, which houses the central processing unit and other essential components. |
| systole |
the rhythmic contraction made by the heart and its ventricles that pushes blood from the chambers. (Cf. diastole.) |
| syzygy |
in astronomy, the alignment, either in conjunction or opposition, of three celestial bodies within the same gravitational system, esp. the sun, moon, and earth. [3 definitions] |
| sz. |
abbreviation of "size." |
| T |
abbreviation of "true," in agreement with fact. |