process
physical process | a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states, events now in process, the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls |
service serving
service of process | the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone, he accepted service of the subpoena |
operation
surgery surgical operation
surgical procedure
surgical process | a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments, performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body, they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available, he died while undergoing surgery |
| coordination | the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation |
| natural family planning | any of several methods of family planning that do not involve sterilization or contraceptive devices or drugs, coitus is avoided during the fertile time of a woman's menstrual cycle |
birth control
birth prevention
family planning | limiting the number of children born |
basal body temperature method of family planning
basal body temperature method | natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation |
ovulation method of family planning
ovulation method | natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus, ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery |
mathematical process
mathematical operation
operation | (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods, the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation, they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic |
| planning | the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise |
city planning
town planning
urban planning | determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community |
procedure
process | a particular course of action intended to achieve a result, the procedure of obtaining a driver's license, it was a process of trial and error |
| planning | an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action, the planning was more fun than the trip itself |
due process
due process of law | (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles, based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards |
| compulsory process | the right of a defendant to have a court use its subpoena power to compel the appearance of material witnesses before the court |
| right to due process | a right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution, reaffirmed by the Fourteenth Amendment |
acromion
acromial process | the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade |
| xiphoid process | smallest of the three parts of the breastbone, articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib |
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 |
process
outgrowth
appendage | a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant, a bony process |
condylar process
condyloid process
mandibular condyle | the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull |
coronoid process
processus coronoideus | a sharp triangular process projecting from a bone |
| coronoid process of the mandible | the coronoid process that provides an attachment for the temporal muscle |
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 |
mastoid
mastoid process
mastoid bone
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 |
| zygomatic process | a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch |
| 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 nd 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 |
| coordination | being of coordinate importance, rank, or degree |
| coordination | the skillful and effective interaction of movements |
| Benday process | a photoengraving technique for adding shading or texture or tone to a printed image |
process
cognitive process
mental process
operation
cognitive operation | (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity, an operation that affects mental contents, the process of thinking, the cognitive operation of remembering |
| process unconscious process | a mental process that you are not directly aware of, the process of denial |
| basic cognitive process | cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge |
| representational process | any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else |
| higher cognitive process | cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use |
thinking
thought
thought process
cerebration
intellection
mentation | the process of using your mind to consider something carefully, thinking always made him frown, she paused for thought |
planning
preparation
provision | the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening, his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties |
linguistic process
language | the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication, he didn't have the language to express his feelings |
| urban planning | the branch of architecture dealing with the design and organization of urban space and activities |
summons
process | 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 |
| 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 |
printing
printing process | reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication |
| process printing | a method of printing colored reproductions from halftone plates |
collotype
collotype printing
photogelatin process | a photomechanical printing process that uses a glass plate with a gelatin surface that carries the image to be reproduced, can be used with one or more colors |
| carbon process | a process of printing on paper coated with bichromated gelatin containing pigment |
process cheese
processed cheese | made by blending several lots of cheese |