Meanings
nounsub-system (plural sub-systems)
plural sub-systems · alternative subsystem
- A group of related components that are part of a larger system.
Origin
- Latinsub
- Latinsub-
- Englishsub-
- Englishsystem
- Englishsub-system
Translations
Bulgarian подсисте́ма
- подсисте́ма (podsistéma)group of related components
Chinese Mandarin 子系統 /子系统
- 子系統 /子系统 (zǐxìtǒng)group of related components
Czech subsystém
- subsystémgroup of related components
Finnish alijärjestelmä, alajärjestelmä
- alijärjestelmägroup of related components
- alajärjestelmägroup of related components
- osajärjestelmägroup of related components
French sous-sytème
- sous-sytèmegroup of related components
German Teilbereich, Teilsystem
- Teilbereichgroup of related components
- Teilsystemgroup of related components
- Untersystemgroup of related components
Greek υποσύστημα
- υποσύστημα (yposýstima)group of related components
Hungarian alrendszer
- alrendszergroup of related components
Irish fochóras
- fochórasgroup of related components
Japanese サブシステム
- サブシステム (sabushisutemu)group of related components
Polish podsystem, podukład
- podsystemgroup of related components
- podukładgroup of related components
Romanian subsistem
- subsistemgroup of related components
Russian подсисте́ма
- подсисте́ма (podsistéma)group of related components
Ukrainian підсисте́ма
- підсисте́ма (pidsystéma)group of related components
Cite this entry
APA
sub-system. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-system
MLA
“sub-system.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-system. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sub-system,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-system.
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