Dictionary entry details
• PHYSICAL PROCESS (noun)
Meaning:
A sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
Classified under:
Nouns with no superordinates
Synonyms:
physical process; process
Context examples:
events now in process / the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls
Hypernyms ("physical process" is a kind of...):
physical entity (an entity that has physical existence)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "physical process"):
phenomenon (any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning)
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)
action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))
functioning; operation; performance (process or manner of functioning or operating)
biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)
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)
sensitisation; sensitization ((psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations))
defining; shaping (any process serving to define the shape of something)
irreversible process (any process that is not reversible)
industrial process (a systematic series of mechanical or chemical operations that produce or manufacture something)
chelation ((medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning)
dealignment (a process whereby voters are moved toward nonpartisanship thus 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 (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)
growth; increase; increment (a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important)
variation (the process of varying or being varied)
