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 |
papermaking | the craft of making paper |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
linguistic process language | the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication, he didn't have the language to express his feelings |
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 |
process-server | someone who personally delivers a process (a writ compelling attendance in court) or court papers to the defendant |
plant process enation | a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ |
Acheson process | an industrial process for making graphite by heating a mixture of coke and clay |
adiabatic process | (thermodynamics) any process that occurs without gain or loss of heat |
Bessemer process | an industrial process for making steel using a Bessemer converter to blast air through molten iron and thus burning the excess carbon and impurities, the first successful method of making steel in quantity at low cost |
bodily process body process bodily function activity | an organic process that takes place in the body, respiratory activity |
chemical process chemical change chemical action | (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved |
cyanide process | an industrial process for extracting gold and silver by treating ore with a sodium cyanide solution |
decoction process decoction mashing | (brewing) a process in which part of the mash is removed and boiled and then returned |
dry plate dry plate process | a former photographic method that used a glass plate coated with a light-sensitive gelatinous emulsion |
economic process | any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth |