1process1 (ˈprəʊsɛs
)
Definitions
noun
- a series of actions that produce a change or development ⇒
the process of digestion
- a method of doing or producing something
- a forward movement
- the course of time
- a summons, writ, etc, commanding a person to appear in court
- the whole proceedings in an action at law
- a natural outgrowth or projection of a part, organ, or organism
- a distinct subtask of a computer system which can be regarded as proceeding in parallel with other subtasks of the system
- (modifier) relating to the general preparation of a printing forme or plate by the use, at some stage, of photography
- (modifier) denoting a film, film scene, shot, etc, made by techniques that produce unusual optical effects
verb (tr)
- to subject to a routine procedure; handle
- to treat or prepare by a special method, esp to treat (food) in order to preserve it ⇒
to process cheese
- to institute legal proceedings against
- to serve a process on
- photography
- to develop, rinse, fix, wash, and dry (exposed film, etc)
- to produce final prints or slides from (undeveloped film)
- computing to perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information
- to prepare (food) using a food processor
Word Origin
C14: from Old French procès, from Latin prōcessus an advancing, from prōcēdere to proceedSynonyms
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2process2 (prəˈsɛs)
Definitions
verb
- (intr) to proceed in or as if in a procession
Word Origin
C19: back formation from processionTranslations
- British English:
process
A process is a series of actions or events which have a particular result....the 12-week training process.ˈprəʊsɛs NOUN ...the 12-week training process.
- Spanish:
proceso
nm
- French:
processus
nm
- German:
Verfahren
nnt Verfahren
- Chinese: 过程 n
- Arabic: عَمَلِيَّة n
- Portuguese: processo nm
- Russian: процесс nm
- Croatian: proces nm
- Czech: proces nm
- Danish: proces nutr
- Dutch: proces nnt
- Finnish: prosessi n
- Greek: διαδικασία nf
- Italian: processo nm
- Japanese: 過程 n
- Korean: 과정 n
- Norwegian: prosess nm
- Polish: proces nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: processo nm
- European Spanish:
proceso
nm
- Swedish: process nutr
- Thai: การพัฒนาต่อเนื่อง n
- Turkish: işlem n
- Vietnamese: quá trình n
Usage examples
All fingerprints provided voluntarily for purposes of elimination had to be destroyed the minute the elimination process was complete.
, CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)DIFFERENCES IN PROCEDURE You can expect the actual process to be very similar to buying in the UK.
Country Life (2004)We are in the process of establishing a new legal framework for e-commerce.
Irish Times (2002)The chart-topping album is the start of the payback process for their label, Infectious.
Glasgow Herald (2001)