processus

Definitions of processus
  1. noun
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
    synonyms: procédure, procédé
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    calcul
    the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
    approche, manière d'aborder, méthode, procédure, procédé
    a procedure for operating something or for dealing with a given situation
    raidissement
    the act of becoming stiff
    routine
    an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
    opération
    a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
    respiration artificielle
    an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially
    opération, opération mathématique
    (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods
    routine, train-train
    a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape
    algorithme
    a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem
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    activité, occupation
    any specific behavior
  2. noun
    a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
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    phénomène
    any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
    diminution, réduction
    a process of becoming smaller or shorter
    dégénérescence
    the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
    développement, évolution
    a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
    processus économique
    any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth
    exécution
    (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
    traitement manuel
    a process in which human beings are involved
    augmentation
    a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
    processus naturel, radioactivité
    a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
    processus biologique, processus organique
    a process occurring in living organisms
    traitement
    preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure
    phénomène naturel
    all phenomena that are not artificial
    réincarnation
    after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body
    conséquence, effet, résultat
    a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
    chance, hasard
    an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
    chance, coup de chance, coup de pot, pot
    an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
    accumulation, amoncellement
    an increase by natural growth or addition
    adaptation
    the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
    vieillissement
    the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
    attention
    the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)
    fonction organique
    an organic process that takes place in the body
    division cellulaire
    the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells
    processus chimique, réaction chimique
    (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
    caillage, coagulation
    the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
    traitement automatique de l'information
    (computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information
    décadence, régression
    a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
    corruption, décadence, déchéance
    the process of gradually becoming inferior
    décadence, déclin, recul, régression
    change toward something smaller or lower
    demande
    the ability and desire to purchase goods and services
    développement
    processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
    diffusion, dispersion
    (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
    distillation
    the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors
    développement, phylogenèse, évolution
    (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
    feed-back
    the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output
    courant, flux
    any uninterrupted stream or discharge
    processus géologique
    (geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified
    croissance, développement
    (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
    croissance, progrès
    a progression from simpler to more complex forms
    affermissement, durcissement
    the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
    traitement linguistique
    a process involved in human language
    maturation
    coming to full development; becoming mature
    métabolisme, métastase
    the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
    multiplication
    a multiplicative increase
    réaction nucléaire
    (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei
    accouchement, naissance
    the process of giving birth
    changement d'état
    a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition
    processus psychanalytique
    a process that is assumed to occur in psychoanalytic theory
    affinage, raffinement
    the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
    multiplication, reproduction
    the process of generating offspring
    adoucissement, maturation
    acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
    chute, perte
    the process whereby something is shed
    absorption
    the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)
    approvisionnement
    offering goods and services for sale
    changement de température
    a process whereby the degree of hotness of a body (or medium) changes
    épanouissement
    a developmental process
    élargissement
    an increase in width
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