[
US
/ˈpɹɑˌsɛs, ˈpɹɔˌsɛs/
]
VERB
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shape, form, or improve a material
process iron
work stone into tools
work the metal -
perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information
The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech -
march in a procession
They processed into the dining room -
deal with in a routine way
process the applicants
I'll handle that one
process a loan -
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
treat the lawn with chemicals
treat the water so it can be drunk
treat an oil spill
process cheese
process hair -
deliver a warrant or summons to someone
He was processed by the sheriff -
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
He was warned that the district attorney would process him
She actioned the company for discrimination
NOUN
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a mental process that you are not directly aware of
the process of denial -
a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
it was a process of trial and error
the procedure of obtaining a driver's license -
a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls
events now in 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
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(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
the process of thinking
the cognitive operation of remembering -
a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
a bony process
How To Use process In A Sentence
- Our interneuronal connections in our brain, for example, process information at chemical signaling speeds of a few hundred feet per second, compared to a billion feet per second for electronics - electronics is a million times faster.
- He comes from nowhere to win this contest and immediately is able to grasp a lot of the intricacies of the moviemaking process.
- The process of inspiration is active and requires energy for muscle contraction.
- The altitudinal distribution of Earth-surface processes is controlled by all these factors.
- The authors concluded that creativity and psychotic symptomatology do indeed reflect equivalent forms of cognitive processing.
- But there was an element of delusion, mild trickery even, about this process.
- Practical measures such as quality control and testing are very important in the manufacturing process.
- The lower opening is formed by the twelfth thoracic vertebra behind, by the eleventh and twelfth ribs at the sides, and in front by the cartilages of the tenth, ninth, eighth, and seventh ribs, which ascend on either side and form an angle, the subcostal angle, into the apex of which the xiphoid process projects. II. Osteology. 4. The Thorax
- Acrylamide is produced during cooking, particularly high-temperature processes such as frying and roasting. Times, Sunday Times
- They are important for the majority of metabolic processes and for the building of body structure. The Medicine Chest - your family's guide to prescription drugs
