| has gloss | (noun) a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"
process, physical process |
| lexicalization | eng: physical process |
| lexicalization | eng: process |
| subclass of | (noun) an entity that has physical existence
physical entity |
| has subclass | (noun) (medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning
chelation |
| has subclass | (noun) a process whereby voters are moved toward nonpartisanship thus weakening the structure of political parties
dealignment |
| has subclass | (noun) a process of becoming smaller or shorter
decrease, decrement |
| has subclass | (noun) the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
devolution, degeneration |
| has subclass | (noun) a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer"
evolution, development |
| has subclass | (noun) any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth
economic process |
| has subclass | (noun) the process of enclosing (as in a capsule)
encapsulation |
| has subclass | (noun) (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
instruction execution, execution |
| has subclass | (noun) a process in which human beings are involved
human process |
| has subclass | (noun) a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"
increment, increase, growth |
| has subclass | (noun) a systematic series of mechanical or chemical operations that produce or manufacture something
industrial process |
| has subclass | (noun) any process that is not reversible
irreversible process |
| has subclass | (noun) (computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained; "the solution is obtained by iteration"
looping, iteration |
| has subclass | (noun) (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated; "the solution took hundreds of iterations"
iteration, loop |
| has subclass | (noun) a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
action, activity, natural action, natural process |
| has subclass | (noun) process or manner of functioning or operating; "the power of its engine determines its operation"; "the plane's operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet's performance conformed to high standards"
operation, functioning, performance |
| has subclass | (noun) a process occurring in living organisms
organic process, biological process |
| has subclass | (noun) the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces
photography |
| has subclass | (noun) preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure; "the processing of newly arrived immigrants"; "the processing of ore to obtain minerals"
processing |
| has subclass | (noun) any process in which a system can be made to pass through the same states in the reverse order when the process is reversed
reversible process |
| has subclass | (noun) (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations)
sensitisation, sensitization |
| has subclass | (noun) any process serving to define the shape of something
shaping, defining |
| has subclass | (noun) the process of varying or being varied
variation |
| has subclass | (noun) any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
phenomenon |