Definitions of process [ˈprɒs ɛs ɪz, -ə sɪz, -əˌsiz;]

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Definition of 'process'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) process
a systematic series of actions directed to some end:
a process for homogenizing milk.

2.  process
a continuous action, operation, or series of changes taking place in a definite manner:
the process of decay.

3.  process
Law.

4.  process
the summons, mandate, or writ by which a defendant is brought before court for litigation.

5.  process
the whole course of the proceedings in an action at law.

6.  process
photomechanical or photoengraving methods collectively.

7.  process
Anat. a natural outgrowth, projection, or appendage:
a process of a bone.

8.  process
the action of going forward or on.

9.  process
the condition of being carried on.

10.  process
course or lapse, as of time.

11. (v.t.) process
to treat or prepare by some particular process, as in manufacturing.

12.  process
to handle (persons, papers, etc.) according to a routine procedure.

13.  process
to institute a legal process against.

14.  process
to serve a process or summons on.

15. (adj.) process
prepared or modified by a special process.

16.  process
noting, pertaining to, or involving photomechanical or photoengraving methods:
a process print.

17.  process
of or pertaining to hair that has been conked.

18.  process
created by or used in process cinematography.

Etymology: (1300–50; ME proces (n.) (< OF) < L prōcessus forward movement, advance =prōced-, var. s. of

Definition of 'process'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) 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"

2. (noun) 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"

3. (noun) 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

4. (noun) process, unconscious process
a mental process that you are not directly aware of
"the process of denial"

5. (noun) process, outgrowth, appendage
a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
"a bony process"

6. (verb) 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"

7. (verb) process, treat
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
"process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"

8. (verb) process
deal with in a routine way
"I'll handle that one"; "process a loan"; "process the applicants"

9. (verb) process
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"

10. (verb) action, sue, litigate, process
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
"He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"

11. (verb) march, process
march in a procession
"They processed into the dining room"

12. (verb) work, work on, process
shape, form, or improve a material
"work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"

13. (verb) serve, process, swear out
deliver a warrant or summons to someone
"He was processed by the sheriff"

Definition of 'process'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) process
a set of actions done to achieve sth
Quitting smoking can be difficult process.; the process of grieving

2.  process
a series of stages in the natural development of sth
the learning/aging process

3.  process
in the process of
currently doing
We're in the process of building a new house.

4. (verb) process
to carry out the different parts of an official process
It takes a week to process the applications.

5.  process
to use a computer to calculate, organize, etc. information
The program will process the statistics.

6.  process
to alter by treating with chemicals
processed cheese

7.  process
process of elimination
a way of finding sth out by considering all the possibilities until there is only one left
the poultry processing industry; payment/information processing

Definition of 'process'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) process
the act of proceeding; continued forward movement; procedure; progress; advance

2. (noun) process
a series of actions, motions, or occurrences; progressive act or transaction; continuous operation; normal or actual course or procedure; regular proceeding; as, the process of vegetation or decomposition; a chemical process; processes of nature

3. (noun) process
a statement of events; a narrative

4. (noun) process
any marked prominence or projecting part, especially of a bone; anapophysis

5. (noun) process
the whole course of proceedings in a cause real or personal, civil or criminal, from the beginning to the end of the suit; strictly, the means used for bringing the defendant into court to answer to the action; -- a generic term for writs of the class called judicial

Translation of 'process'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a method or way of manufacturing things We are using a new process to make glass.
Afrikaans: proses	Arabic: عَمَلِيَّه صِناعِيَّه	Bulgarian: процес
Brazilian: processo	Czech: postup	German: das Verfahren
Danish: metode	Greek: κατεργασία, μέθοδος κατασ	Spanish: proceso
Estonian: tootmisviis	Farsi: روش	Finnish: prosessi
French: procédé	Hebrew: תַהֲלִיך	Hindi: प्रक्रम
Hungarian: eljárás	Indonesian: proses	Icelandic: aðferð
Italian: processo, metodo	Japanese: 製法	Korean: 제조법
Lithuanian: technologijos procesas/bū	Latvian: (tehnoloģiskais) process;	Malay: proses
Dutch: proces, procédé	Norwegian: metode, framgangsmåte, pr	Polish: proces produkcyjny, techn
Persian: روش	Pashto: لاره،	Portuguese: processo
Romanian: procedeu	Russian: процесс, способ	Slovak: postup
Slovenian: postopek	Serbian: proces	Swedish: process, metod
Thai: กระบวนการ	Turkish: işlem, metot	Taiwanese: 製程，工序
Ukrainian: процес	Urdu: طريقۂ کار	Vietnamese: quá trình
Chinese: 制作法，工序
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