physical process

Noun
  1. A sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states (synset 100029976)
    "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"
    is a type of: physical entity - an entity that has physical existence
    subtypes:
    • phenomenon - any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
    • chelation - (medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning
    • dealignment - a process whereby voters are moved toward nonpartisanship thus weakening the structure of political parties
    • decrease, decrement - a process of becoming smaller or shorter
    • degeneration, devolution - the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
    • development, evolution - a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
    • economic process - any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth
    • encapsulation - the process of enclosing (as in a capsule)
    • execution, instruction execution - (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
    • human process - a process in which human beings are involved
    • growth, increase, increment - a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
    • industrial process - a systematic series of mechanical or chemical operations that produce or manufacture something
    • irreversible process - any process that is not reversible
    • iteration, looping - (computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained
    • iteration, loop - (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated
    • action, activity, natural action, natural process - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
    • functioning, operation, performance - process or manner of functioning or operating
    • biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
    • photography - the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces
    • processing - preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure
    • reversible process - any process in which a system can be made to pass through the same states in the reverse order when the process is reversed
    • sensitisation, sensitization - (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations)
    • defining, shaping - any process serving to define the shape of something
    • variation - the process of varying or being varied
    same as: process

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