natural process

Noun
  1. A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) (synset 113540166)
    "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
    is a type of: physical process, process - a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
    subtypes:
    • radiation - the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
    • absorption - (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
    • acidification - the process of becoming acid or being converted into an acid
    • adiabatic process - (thermodynamics) any process that occurs without gain or loss of heat
    • aeration - the process of exposing to air (so as to purify)
    • antiredeposition - the process of preventing redeposition
    • capture - any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
    • capture - a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
    • centrifugation - the process of separating substances of different densities by the use of a centrifuge
    • chemical action, chemical change, chemical process - (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
    • chromatography - a process used for separating mixtures by virtue of differences in absorbency
    • concretion - the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys)
    • condensation - the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state
    • convection - (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere
    • clotting, coagulation, curdling - the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
    • decay - the process of gradually becoming inferior
    • demagnetisation, demagnetization - the process of removing magnetization
    • desorption - changing from an adsorbed state on a surface to a gaseous or liquid state
    • diffusion - (physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration
    • disintegration, dissolution - separation into component parts
    • distillation, distillment - the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors
    • drift - the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
    • effervescence - the process of bubbling as gas escapes
    • cataphoresis, dielectrolysis, electrophoresis, ionophoresis - the motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge go to the cathode and negative to the anode
    • ecesis, establishment - (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat
    • extinction - the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
    • extraction - the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
    • feedback - the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output
    • filtration - the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium
    • flocculation - the process of flocculating; forming woolly cloudlike aggregations
    • flow - any uninterrupted stream or discharge
    • formation - natural process that causes something to form
    • fossilisation, fossilization - the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone
    • geologic process, geological process - (geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified
    • curing, hardening, set, solidification, solidifying - the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
    • inactivation - the process of rendering inactive
    • ion exchange - a process in which ions are exchanged between a solution and an insoluble (usually resinous) solid; widely used in industrial processing
    • ionisation, ionization - the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas
    • leach, leaching - the process of leaching
    • magnetic induction, magnetisation, magnetization - the process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently)
    • materialisation, materialization - the process of coming into being; becoming reality
    • nuclear reaction - (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei
    • opacification - the process of becoming cloudy or opaque
    • oscillation - the process of oscillating between states
    • oxygenation - the process of providing or combining or treating with oxygen
    • pair creation, pair formation, pair production - the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus
    • phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change - a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition
    • precession of the equinoxes - a slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth's axis of rotation
    • release - a process that liberates or discharges something
    • saltation - (geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface
    • scattering - the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
    • sericulture - raising silkworms in order to obtain raw silk
    • sink - (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
    • soak, soakage, soaking - the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
    • softening - the process of becoming softer
    • sorption - the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)
    • source - (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system
    • rigidification, rigidifying, stiffening - the process of becoming stiff or rigid
    • stimulation - (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.)
    • ecological succession, succession - (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established
    • natural selection, selection, survival, survival of the fittest - a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
    • synergism, synergy - the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects
    • temperature change - a process whereby the degree of hotness of a body (or medium) changes
    • transduction - the process whereby a transducer accepts energy in one form and gives back related energy in a different form
    • transpiration - the passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperature
    • vitrification - the process of becoming vitreous
    same as: action, activity, natural action

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