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proceso

Definitions of proceso
  1. noun
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
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    cálculo, cómputo
    the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
    agarrotamiento, endurecimiento, fortalecimiento
    the act of becoming stiff
    rutina
    an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
    operación
    a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
    auscultación
    listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
    surco
    a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape
    algoritmo
    a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem
    heurística
    a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
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    actividad
    any specific behavior
  2. noun
    a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
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    alegación, reconvención
    a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
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    diligencia, expediente
    (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
  3. noun
    (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
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    proceso cognitivo superior
    cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use
    atención
    the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
    desatención, inatención
    lack of attention
    intuición
    instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)
    percepción
    the process of perceiving
    categorización, clasificación
    the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
    adquisición, aprendizaje, ciencia
    the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
    búsqueda
    the examination of alternative hypotheses
    pensamiento
    the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
    toma de decisiones
    the cognitive process of reaching a decision
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    cognición, conocimiento
    the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
  4. noun
    a mental process that you are not directly aware of
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    idealización
    (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad
    regresión
    (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
    represión
    (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
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    cognición, conocimiento
    the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
  5. noun
    a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
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    fenómeno
    any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
    degeneración
    the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
    desarrollo, evolución
    a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
    proceso económico
    any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth
    aumento, incremento
    a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
    proceso natural, radiactividad, radioactividad
    a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
    proceso biológico
    a process occurring in living organisms
    fotografía
    the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces
    procesamiento
    preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure
    fenómeno natural, naturaleza
    all phenomena that are not artificial
    levitación
    the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means
    metempsicosis
    after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body
    consecuencia, efecto, resultado
    a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
    azar, suerte
    an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
    fortuna, suerte
    an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
    acumulación
    an increase by natural growth or addition
    adaptación
    the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
    aglutinación
    a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins)
    envejecimiento
    the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
    absorción, asimilación
    the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
    acometida, agresión, arremetida, asalto, ataque, atentado, embestida
    the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)
    cierne, eclosión, floración, florecimiento
    the organic process of bearing flowers
    quemadura
    processing that involves blowing a gas
    actividad, función corporal, proceso orgánico
    an organic process that takes place in the body
    catabolismo
    breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy
    proceso químico
    (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
    cromatografía
    a process used for separating mixtures by virtue of differences in absorbency
    convección
    (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere
    cruzamiento
    the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis
    coagulación
    the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
    informática
    (computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information
    decadencia, decaimiento, declinación, descomposición, deterioro, mengua, menguante
    a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
    caída, disminución
    change toward something smaller or lower
    defoliación
    the loss of foliage
    revelado
    processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
    difusión
    (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
    digestión
    the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
    alambicamiento, destilación, destilado, síntesis
    the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors
    efervescencia
    the process of bubbling as gas escapes
    evolución
    (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
    extinción
    the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
    filtración
    the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium
    crecimiento, cultivo, desarrollo, ontogénesis, vegetación
    (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
    crecimiento
    a progression from simpler to more complex forms
    endurecimiento, solidificación
    the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
    herencia
    the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next
    inflación
    a general and progressive increase in prices
    ionización
    the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas
    imanación, imantación, magnetización
    the process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently)
    crianza, maduración
    coming to full development; becoming mature
    metabolismo, metástasis
    the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
    multiplicación
    a multiplicative increase
    nutrición
    (physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance
    osificación
    the developmental process of bone formation
    parturición
    the process of giving birth
    radiografía
    the process of making a radiograph; producing an image on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light
    afinación, refinación, refinado, refinadura, refino
    the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
    reproducción
    the process of generating offspring
    secreción
    the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance
    sedería, sericultura
    raising silkworms in order to obtain raw silk
    derramamiento, derrame, desprendimiento, efusión
    the process whereby something is shed
    remojo, remojón
    the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
    sucesión
    (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
    sinergia, sinergía
    the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects
    transpiración
    the passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperature
    despliegue, florecimiento
    a developmental process
    vulcanización
    process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength or to harden them
    ensanchamiento
    an increase in width
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