| has gloss | (noun) a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
action, activity, natural action, natural process |
| lexicalization | eng: action |
| lexicalization | eng: activity |
| lexicalization | eng: natural action |
| lexicalization | eng: natural process |
| subclass of | (noun) 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"
process, physical process |
| Note: 26 other subclass(es) ommited in the following list |
| has subclass | (noun) the process of becoming acid or being converted into an acid
acidification |
| has subclass | (noun) (thermodynamics) any process that occurs without gain or loss of heat
adiabatic process |
| has subclass | (noun) the process of exposing to air (so as to purify); "the aeration of the soil"
aeration |
| has subclass | (noun) the process of preventing redeposition
antiredeposition |
| has subclass | (noun) any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
capture |
| has subclass | (noun) a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
capture |
| has subclass | (noun) the process of separating substances of different densities by the use of a centrifuge
centrifugation |
| has subclass | (noun) (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
chemical process, chemical action, chemical change |
| has subclass | (noun) (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere
convection |
| has subclass | (noun) the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
clotting, coagulation, curdling |
| has subclass | (noun) the process of gradually becoming inferior
decay |
| has subclass | (noun) changing from an adsorbed state on a surface to a gaseous or liquid state
desorption |
| has subclass | (noun) (physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration
diffusion |
| has subclass | (noun) separation into component parts
disintegration, dissolution |
| has subclass | (noun) the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
drift |
| has subclass | (noun) the process of bubbling as gas escapes
effervescence |
| has subclass | (noun) the motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge go to the cathode and negative to the anode
electrophoresis, dielectrolysis, ionophoresis, cataphoresis |
| has subclass | (noun) (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat
ecesis, establishment |
| has subclass | (noun) the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
extinction |
| has subclass | (noun) the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output
feedback |
| has subclass | (noun) the process of flocculating; forming woolly cloudlike aggregations
flocculation |
| has subclass | (noun) the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone
fossilization, fossilisation |
| has subclass | (noun) (geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified
geologic process, geological process |
| has subclass | (noun) the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue"
curing, hardening, solidification, set, solidifying |
| has subclass | (noun) a process in which ions are exchanged between a solution and an insoluble (usually resinous) solid; widely used in industrial processing
ion exchange |
| has subclass | (noun) the process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently)
magnetic induction, magnetization, magnetisation |
| has subclass | (noun) the process of coming into being; becoming reality; "the materialization of her dream"
materialisation, materialization |
| has subclass | (noun) the process of providing or combining or treating with oxygen; "the oxygenation of the blood"
oxygenation |
| has subclass | (noun) a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition
phase transition, phase change, state change, physical change |
| has subclass | (noun) (geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface
saltation |
| has subclass | (noun) the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
scattering |
| has subclass | (noun) raising silkworms in order to obtain raw silk
sericulture |
| has subclass | (noun) (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system; "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"
sink |
| has subclass | (noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); "a good soak put life back in the wagon"
soak, soaking, soakage |
| has subclass | (noun) the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)
sorption |
| has subclass | (noun) the process of becoming stiff or rigid
rigidifying, rigidification, stiffening |
| has subclass | (noun) (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established
succession, ecological succession |
| has subclass | (noun) the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects
synergism, synergy |
| has subclass | (noun) a process whereby the degree of hotness of a body (or medium) changes
temperature change |
| has subclass | (noun) the passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperature
transpiration |