English > process: 13 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | A particular course of action intended to achieve a result. |
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| Example | "it was a process of trial and error" |
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| Synonym | procedure |
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| Narrower | Bertillon system | A system or procedure for identifying persons |
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| calculation, computation, computing | The procedure of calculating |
| condition, experimental condition | The procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition |
| 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 |
| fingerprinting | The procedure of taking inked impressions of a person's fingerprints for the purpose of identification |
| genetic profiling, genetic fingerprinting | The procedure of analyzing the DNA in samples of a person's body tissue or body fluid for the purpose of identification |
| indirection | indirect procedure or action |
| mapping, chromosome mapping | (genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome |
| medical procedure | A procedure employed by medical or dental practitioners |
| operating procedure | A procedure for operating something or for dealing with a given situation |
| rigmarole, rigamarole | A long and complicated and confusing / confusing procedure |
| routine, modus operandi | An unvarying or habitual method or procedure |
| rule, formula | (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems |
| stiffening | The act of becoming stiff |
| Broader | activity | Any specific behavior |
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| Spanish | procedimiento, proceso |
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| Catalan | procediment, procès |
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| Verbs | process | shape, form, or improve a material |
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| process | deal with in a routine way |
English > process: 13 senses > noun 5, body| Meaning | A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant. |
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| Example | "a bony process" |
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| Synonyms | outgrowth, appendage |
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| Narrower | acromion, acromial process | The outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade |
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| acrosome | A process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg |
| aculea | small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects |
| 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 ridge, gum ridge, alveolar process | A ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth |
| apophysis | (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra |
| appendix, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, cecal appendage | A vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch |
| arista | bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies |
| caruncle, caruncula | An outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds |
| cirrus | A slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects |
| 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 |
| crest | A showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal |
| epicondyle | A projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments |
| excrescence | (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body |
| fetlock | Projection behind and above a horse's hoof |
| fimbria | Thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube) |
| flagellum | A lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) |
| hair | A filamentous projection / projection or process on an organism |
| 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 |
| mastoid, mastoid process, mastoid bone, mastoidal | Process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull |
| metaphysis | The growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis |
| odontoid process | A toothlike process at the back of 2nd vertebra of the neck |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| papilla | (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf |
| plant process, enation | A natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ |
| pseudopod, pseudopodium | temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion |
| pterygoid process | Two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone |
| ridge | Any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane |
| spicule, spiculum | small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals |
| spine | A sharp rigid animal process or appendage |
| style | A slender bristlelike or tubular process |
| styloid process | Extends from the base of the temporal bone |
| tail | The posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body |
| tentacle | Any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals |
| transverse process | One of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs |
| trochanter | One of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached |
| tuberosity, tubercle, eminence | A protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament |
| villus | A minute hairlike projection / projection on mucous membrane |
| zygomatic process | A slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch |
| Broader | body part | Any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity |
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| Spanish | apéndice, proceso, protuberancia |
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| Catalan | apèndix, protuberància |
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English > process: 13 senses > noun 6, Tops| Meaning | A sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states. |
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| Examples | - "events now in process"
- "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"
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| Synonym | physical process |
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| Narrower | chelation | (medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning |
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| dealignment | A process whereby voters are moved toward nonpartisanship thus weakening / 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 / 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 |
| increase, increment, growth | A process of becoming larger / 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 / 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 |
| natural process, natural action, action, activity | A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) |
| operation, functioning, performance | Process or manner of functioning or operating |
| organic process, biological process | A process occurring in living organisms |
| phenomenon | Any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning |
| 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 |
| sensitization, sensitisation | (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations) |
| shaping, defining | Any process serving to define the shape of something |
| variation | The process of varying or being varied |
| Broader | physical entity | An entity that has physical existence |
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| Spanish | proceso físico, proceso |
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| Catalan | procés físic, procés |
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English > process: 13 senses > verb 1, change| Meaning | subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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| Examples | - "process cheese"
- "process hair"
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| Synonym | treat |
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| Narrower | Agenize, Agenise | age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride) |
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| air-condition | Control the humidity and temperature of |
| ammoniate | treat with ammonia |
| beneficiate | Process (ores or other raw materials) , as by reduction |
| bituminize, bituminise | treat with bitumen |
| bromate, brominate | treat with bromine |
| camphorate | treat with camphor |
| carbonate | treat with carbon dioxide |
| carboxylate | treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid |
| chlorinate | treat or combine with chlorine |
| chrome | treat with a chromium compound |
| creosote | treat with creosote |
| curry | treat by incorporating fat |
| digest | convert food into absorbable substances |
| dose | treat with an agent |
| fluoridate, fluoridize, fluoridise | subject to fluoridation |
| fumigate, fume | treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests |
| iodize, iodise | treat with iodine |
| irradiate, ray | expose to radiation |
| malt | treat with malt or malt extract |
| mercerize, mercerise | treat to strengthen and improve the luster |
| nitrate | treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate |
| nitrify, nitrogenize, nitrogenise | treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound |
| oxygenate, oxygenize, oxygenise, aerate | impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen |
| propagate | Cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering |
| refine | treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition |
| reverberate | treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace |
| run | Cause to perform |
| scald | treat with boiling water |
| seed | sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain |
| sulphur, sulfur | treat with sulphur in order to preserve |
| tank | treat in a tank |
| vulcanize, vulcanise | subject to vulcanization |
| Broader | affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch | Have an effect upon |
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| Spanish | alisar, procesar, tratar |
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| Catalan | processar, tractar |
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| Nouns | processing | preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure |
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| processor | a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market |
| processor | someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.) |
English > process: 13 senses > verb 6, creation| Meaning | shape, form, or improve a material. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
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| Example | "process iron" |
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| Synonyms | work, work on |
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| Narrower | coldwork, cold work | shape (metal) without heat |
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| hot-work | Roll, press, forge, or shape (metal) while hot |
| overwork | Use too much |
| rack | Work on a rack / rack |
| rework, make over, retread | Use again in altered form |
| till | Work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation |
| tool | Work with a tool |
| Broader | transform, transmute, transubstantiate | change or alter in form, appearance, or nature |
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| Similar to | shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge | make something, usually for a specific function |
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| Spanish | procesar, trabajar, transformar |
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| Catalan | processar, transformar, treballar |
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| Nouns | process | a particular course of action intended to achieve a result |
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