process
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is a type of: activity - any specific behaviorsubtypes:
- bertillon system - a system or procedure for identifying persons
- fingerprinting - the procedure of taking inked impressions of a person's fingerprints for the purpose of identification
- genetic fingerprinting, genetic profiling - the procedure of analyzing the DNA in samples of a person's body tissue or body fluid for the purpose of identification
- diagnostic procedure, diagnostic technique - a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis
- emergency procedure - (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)
- experimental procedure - the specific techniques used in conducting a particular experiment
- calculation, computation, computing - the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
- medical procedure - a procedure employed by medical or dental practitioners
- chromosome mapping, mapping - (genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome
- operating procedure - a procedure for operating something or for dealing with a given situation
- stiffening - the act of becoming stiff
- indirection - indirect procedure or action
- rigamarole, rigmarole - a long and complicated and confusing procedure
- modus operandi, routine - an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
- condition, experimental condition - the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
- formula, rule - (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
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referred to in: psychological science, psychology - the science of mental lifeis a type of: cognition, knowledge, noesis - the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoningsubtypes:
- basic cognitive process - cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge
- higher cognitive process - cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use
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referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authorityis a type of: judicial writ, writ - (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officersubtypes:
- citation - a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
- monition, process of monition - a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted
- ticket - a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation)
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is a type of: cognition, knowledge, noesis - the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoningsubtypes:
- sleep talking, somniloquism, somniloquy - uttering speech while asleep
- condensation - (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams
- defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
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is a type of: body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremitysubtypes:
- horn - one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
- horn - any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn
- crest - a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
- pseudopod, pseudopodium - temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion
- flagellum - a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)
- hair - a filamentous projection or process on an organism
- cirrus - a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile
- spine - a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
- aculea - small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects
- style - a slender bristlelike or tubular process
- villus - a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane
- tail - the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
- fetlock - projection behind and above a horse's hoof
- tentacle - any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion
- arista - bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies
- acromial process, acromion - the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade
- ala - a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
- alveolar arch - the part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set
- alveolar process, alveolar ridge, gum ridge - a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth
- acrosome - a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg
- caruncle, caruncula - an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds
- condyle - a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone
- coronoid process, processus coronoideus - a sharp triangular process projecting from a bone
- epicondyle - a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments
- fimbria - thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube)
- apophysis - (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra
- spicule, spiculum - small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals
- osteophyte - small abnormal bony outgrowth
- papilla - a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather
- papilla - a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell
- appendix, cecal appendage, vermiform appendix, vermiform process - a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch
- mastoid, mastoid bone, mastoid process, mastoidal - process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull
- styloid process - extends from the base of the temporal bone
- pterygoid process - two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone
- eminence, tubercle, tuberosity - a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
- zygomatic process - a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch
- trochanter - one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached
- transverse process - one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs
- odontoid process - a toothlike process at the back of 2nd vertebra of the neck
- metaphysis - the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis
- olecranon, olecranon process - process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended
- ridge - any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane
- excrescence - (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
- papilla - (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf
- enation, plant process - a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ
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is a type of: physical entity - an entity that has physical existencesubtypes:
- 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: physical process
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subtypes:
- propagate - cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
- iodise, iodize - treat with iodine
- nitrate - treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate
- tank - treat in a tank
- aerate, oxygenate, oxygenise, oxygenize - impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
- mercerise, mercerize - treat to strengthen and improve the luster
- malt - treat with malt or malt extract
- fluoridate, fluoridise, fluoridize - subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride
- creosote - treat with creosote
- chlorinate - treat or combine with chlorine
- carbonate - treat with carbon dioxide
- camphorate - treat with camphor
- bromate, brominate - treat with bromine
- ammoniate - treat with ammonia
- irradiate, ray - expose to radiation
- scald - treat with boiling water
- refine - treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition
- nitrify, nitrogenise, nitrogenize - treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound
- reverberate - treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace
- curry - treat by incorporating fat
- seed - sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain
- dose - treat with an agent; add (an agent) to
- sulfur, sulphur - treat with sulphur in order to preserve
- vulcanise, vulcanize - subject to vulcanization
- chrome - treat with a chromium compound
- bituminise, bituminize - treat with bitumen
- agenise, agenize - age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride)
- run - cause to perform
- carboxylate - treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid
- beneficiate - process (ores or other raw materials), as by reduction
- digest - convert food into absorbable substances
- fume, fumigate - treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests
- air-condition - control the humidity and temperature of
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is a type of: challenge - issue a challenge tosubtypes: expedite - process fast and efficientlyverb group: litigate - engage in legal proceedings
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is a type of: walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by stepssubtypes:
- file - proceed in line
- parade, promenade, troop - march in a procession
- goose step - march in a military fashion
- countermarch - march back along the same way
- debouch, march out - march out (as from a defile) into open ground
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is a type of: transform, transmute, transubstantiate - change or alter in form, appearance, or naturesubtypes:
- hot-work - roll, press, forge, or shape (metal) while hot
- cold work, coldwork - shape (metal) without heat
- overwork - use too much
- make over, retread, rework - use again in altered form
- rack - work on a rack
- tool - work with a tool
- till - work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation
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is a type of: deliver - bring to a destination, make a delivery
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- Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
- Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
- Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
- Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
- Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
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