process

Noun
  1. A particular course of action intended to achieve a result (synset 101025762)
    "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"
    is a type of: activity - any specific behavior
    subtypes:
    same as: procedure
  2. (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity;
    An operation that affects mental contents (synset 105709328)
    "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering"
    referred to in: psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life
    is a type of: cognition, knowledge, noesis - the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
    subtypes:
    same as: cognitive operation, cognitive process, mental process, operation
  3. A writ issued by authority of law;
    Usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit;
    Failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant (synset 106568683)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: judicial writ, writ - (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
    subtypes:
    • 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)
    same as: summons
  4. A mental process that you are not directly aware of (synset 105709685)
    "the process of denial"
    is a type of: cognition, knowledge, noesis - the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
    subtypes:
    same as: unconscious process
  5. A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant (synset 105477841)
    "a bony process"
    is a type of: body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
    subtypes:
    • 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
    same as: appendage, outgrowth
  6. 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: physical process
Verb
  1. Subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition (synset 200516235)
    "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals"; "treat an oil spill"
    is a type of: affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on - have an effect upon
    subtypes:
    same as: treat
  2. Deal with in a routine way (synset 202443400)
    "I'll handle that one"; "process a loan"; "process the applicants"
    is a type of: care, deal, handle, manage - be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
  3. Perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information (synset 200640499)
    "The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech"
    is a type of: calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computation
  4. Institute legal proceedings against;
    File a suit against (synset 202588127)
    "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"
    is a type of: challenge - issue a challenge to
    subtypes: expedite - process fast and efficiently
    same as: action, litigate, sue
    verb group: litigate - engage in legal proceedings
  5. March in a procession (synset 202000767)
    "They processed into the dining room"
    is a type of: walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
    subtypes:
    same as: march
  6. Shape, form, or improve a material (synset 201672498)
    "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"
    is a type of: transform, transmute, transubstantiate - change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
    subtypes:
    same as: work, work on
    verb group: forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work - make something, usually for a specific function
  7. Deliver a warrant or summons to someone (synset 201441318)
    "He was processed by the sheriff"
    is a type of: deliver - bring to a destination, make a delivery
    subtypes:
    • subpoena - serve or summon with a subpoena
    • rinse, wash - clean with some chemical process
    same as: serve, swear out

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